A new co-curricular program was introduced to Hill this fall. Game management is a new program offered for all three terms. This program allows students who are passionate about sports media and journalism (or just Hill Pride) to contribute to Hill Athletics by creating and managing content for social media pages and Hill’s website. Students in the program also have chances to interview student-athletes and coaches, as well as capturing photos and videos of students in-action during home games.
Additionally, students will learn the basics of sports management here. It would be an especially great steppingstone for those who want to study sports marketing or sports management in the future. Samuel Rhinehart, Engineering Fellow, stated that “It’s a lot of working with social media, writing sports art, like sports journalism articles. And then we also have technical area, some students would go around the clock for games and similar things. I think the way students can learn more about this program is just to keep an eye out, like a lot of the Hill Athletics posts are from this new program.”
This new program is separated into several sections, each student will cover multiple sections in each term. One current student participant of the program has said, “It’s something new, definitely different than what I’m used to doing, especially very different from being a regular sports manager where you only focus on one sport.” There will be programs where students go to home games to capture photos and videos used for social media. During afternoon activity time, students will mostly focus on weekly podcasting, interviews with athletes and coaches, and graphic design creation during days when there are no home games. Occasionally, students may even be tasked with managing the game clock during matches, providing hands-on experience in sports event operations.
This program is perfect for students who want to be involved in athletics but not by physically playing. As there are more and more interested students, The Hill School feels strongly to add this as part of the co-curricular programs. As Mrs. O’Brien has said, “We hope to recruit passionate students who want to tell the story of athletics at Hill. We are looking for creative students who want to showcase their talents and interests.” Students who join the program during the fall term will work directly with Rhinehart and have support from all athletic directors, and Athletics and Arts Information Director, Maddie Csernica.
The program aims to get Hill students who enjoy sports to be engaged with all sports programs at Hill, even in their off-season. The goal of this program is to have a group of students to assist with content creation across many different platforms, social media, podcasting, broadcasting, and more. The directors hope that students will eventually find a specific platform they enjoy and can then create content they are passionate about it. Students have said, “It is definitely a great opportunity to dive into realms of sports and social media and journalism.”
Elle O’Brien, Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Performance, hopes game management is formed by students engaging in and enjoying sports. The main long-term goal of this program is to form a group of people interested in content creation across platforms like social media, broadcasting, and podcasting. O’Brien wants the game management team to grow to become “their own independent media team that broadcasts” and become champions of Hill athletics. Additionally, this would help the students in sports marketing or sports management. Looking forward, the directors hope to get a “broadcasting crew off the ground to broadcast our games on the livestream.
In conclusion, this is a brand-new program that is open to all students who want to be involved in Hill athletics. It provides endless opportunities for students to explore the depths of sports management and sports marketing in various platforms that can help students to learn and thrive in this new area.