Miami's Intramural Soccer Team...AMAZING!

Wow. That is all I can say as a look back on this project. Wow, in the fact that it was a blast. I had so much fun getting to meet the men of “Between the Posts”. As a soccer player and fan, getting to watch them play was a treat. I mean, once again, wow…they’re skilled. I learned that the love of soccer in America is nothing compared to what these boys have grown up with in their own countries. Wow, also, in the fact this project was a whole lot of work…and I mean lots! But the thing is, I learned about many different programs that, in my future profession, I’m sure I will be putting to use. I just think I underestimated the amount of time it was going to take me.
When coming up with a topic for my project, I decided I definitely wanted to do it on something in sports. I hope to work in something sports/journalism related after I graduate, so I thought this would be good experience. I love soccer…I grew up playing it, and still play on intramural teams here at Miami, so I figured I would do something with that. I heard about this soccer team that was apparently unbeatable which consisted of some of Miami’s International students. This was perfect! Something in sports, an amazing team, and getting to meet people from all over the world. I got into contact with them, and thus began my crazy, stressful, exciting, and educational project.
From the beginning, I knew this project was going to be a struggle for me. I’m a busy girl, as most college students are, so finding time to do the filming and photography was tough, especially since the team didn’t have many games. I had never done any filming or photography before, so I tried to experiment and had some fun with it. The only trouble I had was taking action shots. Obviously, action shots are necessary for a project on a soccer team. It was hard to catch them at the right moment, and shots often came out blurry. Also, the day that I went out to film the game, it was about 10 degrees below 0 and windy. No fun. And the sound ended up not working for half of my footage, including the interviews. So…we had to re-do those. Also, no fun. But I still had a good time hanging out with the guys. They crack me up…
Designing the website, although I’ve heard how easy Dreamweaver is, was difficult for me. I think I just have really bad luck with technology. Nothing really seem to go right for me! However, I figured it out. I had never used Dreamweaver, Flash, or iMovie before this project, so what may look very simple is pretty complex for me…haha. This project may have been a struggle for me, but it was a great learning experience. I know I will definitely be using these programs in the future. And of course, I now know boys from 12 different countries!

Thanks “Between the Posts” for putting up with me! I had a blast and it was awesome getting to know all of you. Feel free to use this blog for your team…post schedules, scores, pictures…anything! Good luck in future season…I’ll be there to cheer you on!