T.U.F.F. TANK’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE FUNDRAISER Taylor Tankersley
Jan 14, 2015
T.U.F.F.
TANK’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE FUNDRAISER
Taylor Tankersley
My Passion
Football
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My Youthful Dream
Becoming a star in the NFL
Wes Welker
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Football On The Weekends
Clemson on Saturday
Broncos on Sunday
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64 Pound Quarterback
Was the smallest, but the best player in 5th grade
Played quarterback and cornerback
M.V.P.
Competition
New Dream
To become a high school/college football coach
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Coaching Research
Coaches receive low pay
Time consuming
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Dream to Project
Played
Coached
Flag football changed to frisbee
Senior Project
T.U.F.F. (Tank’s Ultimate Frisbee Fundraiser)
Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
Fundraiser for Samaritan’s Purse
Steps
Step 1: Facilitator
Travis Hanenburg
Teacher and Coach at Cherokee Christian High School
Met him when moved to Georgia
Started soccer teams
Step 2
Had to establish meetings with Travis
Problems encountered
Met on Sundays after church
Step 3 Finding a field to use
Public fields cost too much
Reserved fields at Calvary Baptist Church
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Step 4
Asked for donations from businesses
Business’ would not donate unless a business partner
Water bottles from Kroger
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Step 5
Advertised
Created Flyers
Distributed them to those interested
Step 6
Organizing teams
People would not fully commit
Had to keep in contact with people every day
Step 7
Scheduled a date for the tournament
A date between sports
A date that worked for me and my facilitator
Postponement
High winds and rain postponed tournament
Postponed tournament to the 18th
People dropped out
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Tournament Day
Split people into three teams
Players signed permission forms
Players paid $5
Raised $110
What I Learned
How to manage a big event
How to cope with unexpected situations
How to speak to adults
Planned for the worst
Work Habits
Hard work ethic
Organizational skills
Management abilities
Career
Coaching football
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Post-Secondary Education
Sports administration
Samford University
Accepted walk-on
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Thank You
Questions