Sport Management graduates working at Derby County Football Club

I had a great experience as a student at

the University of Derby I quite often

talk to up-and-coming students on the

sport management course and talk about

season and opportunity I think in my

opinion the fact that I was given a

chance to go into the real world

given a chance to work with people set

me so far ahead so I'm really really

grateful for the fact that I got out

there from day one

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I set out a goal when I was in sixth

form that I wanted to organize sports

events so I explored all the options

basically and looks into a course that

were to suit what I wanted to do and I

really enjoyed the fact that the sport

management course offered work

experience it was the real-life industry

experience how you could apply what

you've learned in only a matter of days

you could go back and really apply that

theory which you were learning in the

lecture theatres back to your placement

times it's down to your timekeeping

management skills communication skills

its speaking with people then core

essential skills that you need in life

is what the university kind of pushes

you to do those skills into kind of

master them or to get better at them I

think the opportunities you get now

within the sports main degree of

probably unprecedented I think the

people that do particularly well are the

ones that really embrace those that

really get involved and they get the

opportunity to get experience across the

commercial world become to banqueting

world marketing events they're really

the opportunity to gain some great

experience

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the minute I'm employed full-time at the

Football Club as a partnership Account

Executive

so working within the commercial

department and the service side of the

team so it's looking after and

maintaining them relationships we've got

with our partners on a commercial basis

without the university I wouldn't be

starting this seat here I am the events

executive and supporter liaison officer

here at Dawg County Football Club it is

a incredible role by the fact that I get

to work with our supporters every single

day

just the fact that everything that

you've planned and everything that

you've thought about is being

appreciated by other people and people

come every single week I'm part of that

and it's so amazing to be part of so

many people's lives when I see that when

I see people enjoying themselves when

you see supporters that you've got to

know over the years when you've helped

somebody you just think yep that's why I

love it

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