5. YOU LEARN TO PLAN AHEAD 7. WE ALSO LIKE TO HOOP
Without as much free time as most of our Another great perk of being a manager
peers at Duke, we quickly learn to become is the chance to play basketball together.
more efficient and resourceful in everything We’ve won our IM league each year we’ve
we do. Academically, we plan our schedules been here and we get to play pickup with
strategically so our first semester with only a the assistant coaches frequently. It is still
few road trips is less time-consuming. Kenny very tough to get by Coach Wojo, Coach
King, our team’s academic coordinator and a Collins hits every shot and Coach Spatola
former manager, is an amazing help to us as is extremely fast, so 3-on-3 games can be
well. In general, we learn to take advantage pretty tough on us. A few years ago, we
of the resources around us, significantly began playing the UNC managers the night
lowering the opportunity cost of missing before our game against the Tar Heels. Our
class and social opportunities. manager team is looking pretty strong this
year so hopefully we can remain undefeated
6. WE HAVE TRYOUTS against our fellow managers in Chapel Hill.
Manager tryouts consist of a grueling 60-
minute obstacle course involving furious 8. PLAYER SUPPORT IS STRONG
stat-keeping, mixing Gatorade, and We know how much time our players invest
wiping the floor. Just kidding -- Any Duke and they know how much time we put in
undergrad is invited to submit a resume at so there is a mutual respect. In sharing a
the start of each school year and then we singular purpose with them, to win and be
respond with a letter detailing the job. Our at our best each day, we build meaningful
managers and Coach Spatola (our Director friendships in the process and get along
of Operations) then sit down for a few rounds really well. We hang out, eat meals together,
of interviews with the candidates and we sometimes room with each other, and they
eventually choose anywhere from two to six will often attend our manager games too.
new managers in any given year. They are great friends and hilarious to be
around. It is fun to see their development as
players and people on a day-to-day basis.
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