My responsibility today was to attend a clinic for the Riverhounds Development Academy soccer teams that was featuring a U.S. Soccer Women's National Team defender, Meghan Klingenberg. Meghan is a Pittsburgh native, a Pine-Richland graduate and player for the senior U.S. WNT! Meghan was home in Pittsburgh to participate in this clinic for the U.S. WNT's campaign #SheBelieves, which is an initiative to send a message to young girls that they can accomplish their goals and dreams.
Anyway, I headed down to Highmark Stadium, the Riverhounds home turf to begin the first task for my internship! At first, I'll admit I was extremely lost and had no idea what I was supposed to be doing. I was the only representative from Trib Total Media at this event, therefore I was on my own with no directions. I took many pictures of Meghan playing with the girls U-17, U-16 and U-15 teams and wandered around aimlessly on the field. I told myself that if I looked confident in what I was doing, no one would question me. And that's exactly what happened.
Eventually, I began talking to a broadcasting intern for the Riverhounds, a sophomore soccer player for Penn State. Then, I was approached by the Riverhounds media manager and thankfully, he set me up with an interview with Meghan and gave me his contact information to ensure that I would have a media pass for the remainder of theRiverhounds season! Then, I quickly interviewed Meghan, who is a very kind woman with a hysterical sense of humor.
All in all, today was more fantastic than I expected. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out because I was nervous initially. But today I learned that I have to be a go-getter, no more being bashful and anxious all the time because that won't get me interviews with professional soccer players! I'm beyond excited to see what other adventures this internship will offer me and I will certainly keep my blog update with those endeavors.
With love,
Jess.
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