Tournament Director

     I've had many jobs over the past couple years, but lately I've been trying to get more major-related jobs to help me with experience in the future. Recently, I've got the responsibility of being tournament director for my volleyball club's in-home tournaments. I mean, it's no Capitol Hill Classic tournament that happen in the DC convention center with 100+ courts, but it's a start. I set ups the nets and workstations, I check in teams and referees, make sure everyone paid and has updated rosters, and mainly focus on managing all the games go on schedule and the teams doing what they are supposed to be doing. It's a really chill job, but sometimes I feel like I am too experienced for this. Maybe I am just a fast learner because my 10-hour shift basically just inputting scores into a laptop seemed mediocre. I can't wait to finally graduate college and just do work that is more challenging and exciting. I think my best route to a more high-paced tournament is picking up fewer local events and move towards DC, Richmond or VA Beach. Next weekend I'll be volunteering for the CAA Basketball Championship and the week after that I'll be at the A10 Championship, which is super exciting. But I also know the work volunteers do is not as complex as I wish I was able to be responsible for. I don't believe this to be a bad mentality of mine -- wanting to be challenged-- but it frustrates me that I haven't gotten to a point of "real life" career work that I'm so eager to pursue.