Interview

Interview

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Introduction

Mr. James Crawford is 37 years old athletic director of Skyline Sports Complex.

Body

Q1: You know that participation in athletics always positively influences the development of the learners, what are your thoughts about it?

Answer: I have a strong belief that taking part in athletics is good for the health of students, it tells them about how to cooperate and how to work together in a team.

Q2: Being an athletic director demands a very flexible schedule. Is it easy for you to meet these requirements?

Answer: Honestly, yes. But whatever it takes to be prosperous in this role, I am happy to do it willingly. It’s even okay for me if it demands to work overtime.

Q3: What is a good coach in your definition?

Answer: The one who is master himself or herself but make others master too.

Q4: What would you do to improve fan attendance?

Answer: It’s all about what the fans experience. We ran many contests over social media and rewarded super fans with prizes last year. This tactic was so helpful; it increased the fan attendance to 35%.

Q5: What would you like to say about gender discrimination in sports?

Answer: The world is liberating and it is good to see that the curse of sexism is vanishing. Nowadays women and transgender are accepted and welcomed in teams more than they ever were.

Q6: Does belonging to a specific religion or culture matters in sports?

Answer: Let’s make it clear, being an athlete means how good you are as an athlete, it does not matter from which culture or religion you belong. Not at all. ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"a2glj3mvnc5","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Lopiano & Zotos, 2018)","plainCitation":"(Lopiano & Zotos, 2018)"},"citationItems":[{"id":531,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/LGRRCHYY"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/LGRRCHYY"],"itemData":{"id":531,"type":"book","title":"Athletic Director's Desk Reference","publisher":"Human Kinetics","number-of-pages":"474","source":"Google Books","abstract":"Athletic Director’s Desk Reference With Web Resource is the most authoritative and comprehensive resource available for collegiate athletic administrators. Loaded with practical tools, this resource guides program administrators in navigating their increasingly complex roles in athletic programs of any size. With this reference, administrators will confidently handle typical and unexpected situations and address the various policy and system needs required for running a successful athletic program. Authors Lopiano and Zotos, well known and respected for their contributions to collegiate and scholastic athletics, guide readers with more than 75 combined years of experience as athletic program administrators, coaches, and consultants. Complete with a practical web resource, Athletic Director’s Desk Reference offers extensive advice and tools for today’s athletic director, covering leadership and organizational planning, office and facilities operations, staff management, student–athlete relations, team administration, event management, fundraising, media relations, and more. Both the print and e-book versions of Athletic Director’s Desk Reference help readers quickly find the materials and information required for performing specific tasks or functions. They include numbered contents and cross-references to the web resource, allowing readers to move seamlessly between the two. This comprehensive resource includes more than 120 management tips and planning tools in the book that provide expert insights and strategic advice, and more than 340 documents in the web resource that can be downloaded and customized to meet the needs of each athletic program: • Management tips in the book present foundational information, problem-solving strategies, and suggestions for management of employees, programs, events, and facilities. • Planning tools in the book provide specific steps or considerations to take in the development of strategic plans, action plans, professional development plans, and governance systems. • Educational resources in the web resource can be used for teaching and motivating staff members, campus constituents, volunteers, and student-athletes. • Evaluation instruments and risk assessments in the web resource help directors, supervisors, and employees assess job performance, evaluate program contents, identify risks, and prevent litigation. • Policies and forms in the web resource allow athletic directors to produce effective policies and procedures with only simple modifications and customizations. The engaging narrative, philosophies, and advice from seasoned professionals combined with customizable and practical materials make this a unique and essential reference for athletic directors of all levels and abilities. Athletic Director’s Desk Reference empowers administrators to confront issues and lead with confidence while saving time and research. As a result, athletic directors will become more efficient, more effective, more mission driven, and more successful in virtually any task, decision, or strategy.","ISBN":"978-1-4925-8181-9","language":"en","author":[{"family":"Lopiano","given":"Donna A."},{"family":"Zotos","given":"Connee"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2018",11,15]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Lopiano & Zotos, 2018)

Q7: Do you think athletes are still judged by their skin color?

Answer: Racism still exists in our society. There are chances that players face racist comments. But, as I told you before if the athlete is good no one will dare to judge him like that. Besides, the world is liberating, and racism is constantly eradicating. Let’s hope we don’t even hear about this term anymore.

Q8: Is media playing a significant role in raising awareness about the advantages of being an athlete.

Answer: I’ll say yes. Does all of the public come to support athletes, games, and matches? No, right? Many of the fans get inspiration from their favorite athletes on TV and now on the internet too.

Q9: What’s the best age for one to make sports part of one’s life?

Answer: You can start participating at any age, it’ll give you numerous benefits. But, in my opinion, childhood is the best start for anyone because in that age body of a person is in growing stages, it grows well this way.

Q10: What will you like to say about nepotism in sports?

Answer: No one can last long in sports because of nepotism. If you’re not good, you’re instantly out.

Q11: Is government supportive and interested enough in this field?

Answer: Yes, the government has been showing a lot of interest, but I think government and media both need to cooperate and put more efforts for raising awareness about the fruits of participating in sports.

Q12: Nowadays students love online and virtual games more, what would you say about that?

Answer: Playing too much virtual and online games cost you to miss a lot that is happening in life. Their excessive playing is harmful to health too. So, I strongly believe that playing outside games will help them improve their mental and physical health more.

Conclusion:

It was nice meeting Mr. James Crawford. Interviewing him helped a lot in understanding how seriously our society is taking sports as their part of life and how the factors of society are influencing this field.

References

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