Sports Management Intern

SEEKING INTERNS: Weekday work is flexible - weekends are REQUIRED. Internship is unpaid however you will gain a wealth of knowledge about youth sports operations and marketing.Do you love working with kids and sports? We have the perfect opportunity for you! We are seeking a high potential individual to learn and grow in an i9 Sports Coordinator Internship.i9 Sports is the nation’s first and largest youth sports league franchise in the United States with over 650,000 members spanning more than 700 communities from New York to Hawaii. i9 Sports offers youth sports leagues, camps and clinics for boys and girls ages 3-14 in today’s most popular sports such as ag football, soccer, basketball, and baseball. Reinventing the youth sports industry, customers enjoy the i9 Sports Experience which emphasizes fun, safety and convenience as well as teaching the value of good sportsmanship.Responsibilities may include (but not limited to) the following: ***Candidate must reside in the Salt Lake Metro area***

• Assist in managing game day operations, the on-field customer experience and pre-season, local marketing campaign.
• Educate our customers about our programs
• Assist in building our membership/registration base
• Assist in setting up and breaking down fields and courts on game days
• Set up and breakdown booth/canopy at in-person informational events
• Interact with customers and educate them on the i9 Sports Experience
• Distribute fliers to schools, day care facilities and other local businesses
• Set up/Take down road signs
• Implement additional guerrilla marketing tasks
• Build relationships with players, parents, and coaches while making sure that the instructional aspects of the i9 Sports Experience are delivered
• Observe, assess, and assist our volunteer coaches. The position entails hands on involvement with practices and games among all age groups and skills levels

Qualifications:

• Sports experience preferred but not required
• Responsible, well organized
• Must be at least 18 years old to apply
• Currently enrolled in a university or college
• Ability to lift 25 pounds
• Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license
• Self-motivated, hard worker
• Calm under pressure
• Positive, dynamic, energetic and friendly attitude
• All applicants are subject to a National Criminal Background check
• Must have a cell phone & web/email access

Communication platforms: Google Chat, Connecteam, Phone, Email, Text Compensation: Unpaid with relevant expenses reimbursed With over million registrations in communities across the country, i9 Sports is the nation's largest multi-sport provider focused solely on high-quality, community-based youth sports programs. We offer youth sports leagues, camps and clinics for kids ages 3 and up in today's most popular sports such as: ag football, soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, and lacrosse. To achieve our mission of helping kids succeed in life through sports, i9 Sports provides a youth sports experience unlike any other, teaching the importance of good sportsmanship on the field and in life. We are committed to providing age-appropriate instruction, making sports fun for kids, and convenient for today's busy families. To us, it's The Way Youth Sports Should Be. Each franchised location is independently owned and operated and is solely and exclusively responsible for determining local hiring decisions, compensation, benefits, and other terms of employment