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

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

Play and coach

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

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

Postponement

High winds and rain postponed tournament

Postponed tournament to the 18th

People dropped out

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

Career

Coaching Football

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Post-Secondary Education

Sports Administration

Football at Samford University

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Thank You

Questions