T.U.F.F.

TANK’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE FUNDRAISER

Taylor Tankersley

My Passion

Football

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My Youthful Dream

Becoming a star in the NFL

Wes Welker

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Football On The Weekends

Clemson on Saturday

Broncos on Sunday

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64 Pound Quarterback

Was the smallest, but the best player in 5th grade

Played quarterback and cornerback

M.V.P.

Competition

New Dream

To become a high school/college football coach

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Coaching Research

Coaches receive low pay

Time consuming

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Dream to Project

Played

Coached

Flag football changed to frisbee

Senior Project

T.U.F.F. (Tank’s Ultimate Frisbee Fundraiser)

Ultimate Frisbee Tournament

Fundraiser for Samaritan’s Purse

Steps

Step 1: Facilitator

Travis Hanenburg

Teacher and Coach at Cherokee Christian High School

Met him when moved to Georgia

Started soccer teams

Step 2

Had to establish meetings with Travis

Problems encountered

Met on Sundays after church

Step 3 Finding a field to use

Public fields cost too much

Reserved fields at Calvary Baptist Church

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Step 4

Asked for donations from businesses

Business’ would not donate unless a business partner

Water bottles from Kroger

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Step 5

Advertised

Created Flyers

Distributed them to those interested

Step 6

Organizing teams

People would not fully commit

Had to keep in contact with people every day

Step 7

Scheduled a date for the tournament

A date between sports

A date that worked for me and my facilitator

Postponement

High winds and rain postponed tournament

Postponed tournament to the 18th

People dropped out

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Tournament Day

Split people into three teams

Players signed permission forms

Players paid $5

Raised $110

What I Learned

How to manage a big event

How to cope with unexpected situations

How to speak to adults

Planned for the worst

Work Habits

Hard work ethic

Organizational skills

Management abilities

Career

Coaching football

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Post-Secondary Education

Sports administration

Samford University

Accepted walk-on

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Thank You

Questions