Wow, it’s Thursday already. It has been a week since my last blog and I don’t even feel like I have been slacking off. There is surprisingly a lot in the works for a summer afternoon. It appears that the 2010-11 is the 125th school year for Winthrop. So, people are trying to figure out the best ways to celebrate such an occasion.
In athletics, we are also in the process of creating top 10 lists, ideas for special TV shows, and possibly trying to bring notable coaches and players back to campus. Nothing is set in stone but there is a lot to think about anytime you have an anniversary to celebrate.
The real trick to this whole thing is finding footage that has been kept throughout the years. I would love to say sure let’s put together a TV show about great coaches and players from years gone by. We can easily come up with a list of people to interview and some of them may still be in Rock Hill. But how do we make it visually appealing? That is the issue, with very little news coverage and even fewer TV games from the 70’s and 80’s. How do we tell these stories? That is my dilemma.
The good news is that we will do something to celebrate the occasion. 125 years doesn’t come around very often and even though we have only been playing team sports for about 30 years, there are note worthy athletic accomplishments from the early days. Over the next year we will be featuring stories about Winthrop’s athletic successes on the courts and fields in a number of different ways. We will use the internet primarily but Television may also play a role. So be on the lookout once school begins but don’t worry, I will be sure to let you know when new content is available.
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