University of Rhode Island 

Learning Contract

 

General Information:

 

Name: Megan Straumann

 

Internship Hours: 24 hrs

 

Internship Placement: The University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball

 

Internship Job Title: Student Assistant

 

Professional Objectives:

 

Objective I: To learn strategies, techniques, and methods for organizing and starting up camps run through the URI women’s basketball team- how to get started

 

Activities & Recourses:

• Work/discuss with assistant coach the beginning phases during the length of my internship (camps held over the summer)

• Take part in brainstorming schools to contact and how to contact them

  • ​Create brochures or flyers

• Attend all meetings held about camp preparation

Evidence:

• Include notes and a combined narrative of what I learned of the process

• Include work samples (notes, draft flyers/emails, roster of potential schools put together as a contact form)

 

 

Objective II: Learn ways to get the community involved with the team and understand how to keep those relationships intact for future support.

 

Activities & Recourses:

• Work with our director of basketball operations on community service projects – discuss how the process happened in past services

• Participate in the brainstorming - initiate/develop project ideas

• Take part in helping run community events

Evidence:

• Work samples from planning, organizing, and from any scheduled events during my time as intern

• Samples/ brainstorm ideas of events & projects that may go into effect for the future

• Include a narrative in my portfolio explaining key concepts I learned of the process

 

 

Objective III: Learn the techniques, strategies, and methods of how to create and put together a pre-game scouting report

 

 Activities & Resources

• Attend all pre-game meetings/ take notes on coaches scouts

• Take part in creating my own “practice scout

  • Watch film and analyze it

  • Turn in a mock report to assistant coach

• Work with assistant coach to critique and compare my scout to the complete coach made scout

Evidence:

• Include coach created pregame report with my observed notes and recordings

• Include work samples of my own pregame information I observed from my film watching

 

 

Objective IV: To learn and understand the X’s and O’s of coaching the game of basketball/ learn to read defenses and call plays on offense

 

Activities & Resources

• Constantly ask questions about coaching adjustments/ play calls

• Collect play write ups/ take notes on them

• Research on my own offensive and defensive sets and philosophies

• Participate in meetings discussing drills for the offense and defense

• Observe and ask questions to my Head Coach and supervisor

• Watch film and games

Evidence:

• Include drills I may have learned or notes on play sheets

• Include a narrative about basketball philosophy based of information I have researched or learned first-hand from the coaching staff/ my Head Coach

 

Internship Details:

 

Internship duties:

Liaison for community service projects for families and youth; Program representative for game day events. Assist with summer and vacation period basketball camp coordination; Assist coaching staff in opponent scouting, assist with skill development, practice preparation and execution, and assist in preparation for team meetings and function.

 

Internship Evaluation Methods:

Weekly progress check-ins, check-ins during daily staff meetings

 

Internship work days/hours:

M-F: 11-4pm

*Hours dependent on current basketball season schedule. Off days, weekend hours in the office are dependent on schedule as well