Undergraduate Sports Management capstone students work in small teams with a community project partner to solve and/or innovate a solution to a problem. This class includes a culminating project that demonstrates student ability to work in the industry and solve complex, real-world problems.
It is a daunting lesson that takes weeks to bring everything together in a program that prides itself on developing students’ capacity to lead, think, innovate, and design.
Hunter McCune, Zac Frieden, Jake Eminian, and Bobby Lillard
Across their interviews, this group of students found that there was a demand for game film from parents, coaches, athletes, and scouts. Individuals would set up creative camera rigs to record games, but there is no dedicated...
Athletes and parents invest a significant amount of money into their sports equipment to compete in youth sports. But at Grand Park, they place this investment in peril because there is not a safe place to securely store their...
During our capstone project with Grand Park, our group noticed a glaring error in content videography for the users that venture to Grand Park’s campus. After conducting interviews and putting ourselves in the shoes of the...
This group found that Grand Park attendees want to have other activities to do because they need to be engaged to enjoy their experience, but there is a lack of activities at Grand Park. We set out to solve this problem by...
During our research at Grand Park, we were able to interview many different families with many different needs. The greatest need people were wanting was something to help with all their gear. We set out to solve this problem...
During our research, we found that visitors want to bring healthier options for their kids because there are no on-campus options besides the unhealthy reality of the concessions. The hassle of bringing and preparing these...
During our field observations at Grand Park, we quickly noticed that visitors were asking themselves the exact same set of basic questions. Things like what will I have for lunch, where is my next game going to be, and how can...
Fans at Grand Park need to be able to focus on the game around them, and the lack of amenities makes it difficult to do that. When fans come to watch their teams play, they don't want to have to be focused on lugging heavy...
