Ins and Outs of a Sports Information Director

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The Ins and Outs Of What It Takes To Be A Sports Information Director Christopher Goershel Piedmont College Abstract This paper explores the career of a Sports Information Director (SID) and all the aspects of the profession. The paper will also touch base on the job description of an SID, the benefits and disadvantages of the profession, the development of the specific career field and persuasive factors to why you would want to be a Sports Information Director (SID). There are five sources used to support this paper including College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and an interview with Brian Carter, Piedmont College’s Sports Information Director (SID). Each source touches on the career as a whole and brings an original aspect to the paper. The sources will be documented on the reference, page 8. Keywords: Sports Information Director, College Sports Information Directors of America The Ins and Outs Of What It Takes To Be A Sports Information Director A person’s career choice is a monumental milestone in their life. Some dream to be professional athletes and settle to be an avid sports fan. For a true sports fan who fell short of their dream, a career as a Sports Information Director is the ideal choice for you. A Sports Information Director is a complex profession for only true sport fanatics. This career choice is full of excitement and something new everyday. In a nutshell the Sports Information Director provides the information from the sporting event to the general population. On top of all the media relations the job entails, a Sports Information Director can have great power within a communities sports and how the information is handled. Being a great statistician, media liaison, and go to guy for an organization also doesn’t come cheap. For all the hard work there is excellent benefits and even better pay. Like

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