TO:

Dominic Volpi

FROM:

Nicolas Samayoa

DATE:

March 15th, 2015

SUBJECT:

Request Funding FGCU Student Government

My name is Nicolas Samayoa, a current student athlete at Florida Gulf Coast University. I have
been planning an event that will benefit many of the students at FGCU who enjoy sports. This
event is planned for fall 2017 and it will involve the participation of the sports club. My event
consists of bringing 3 different coaches from three sports (Basketball, Soccer and Beach
volleyball) to teach a maximum of 40 students for each sport for a weekend. Many of the
students in FGCU that want to get involved in these sports dont because they do not possess the
basic skills and knowledge to practice the sport. 120 students in FGCU would benefit from this
event and give them the opportunity to get involve in physical activity.

The event would take place at Florida Gulf Coast facilities. The soccer lessons would take place
in the soccer field located in north lake village. The basketball lessons would be imparted in
Alico Arena and the beach volleyball would take place in the courts located in North Lake. They
all would start at 9 am Saturday and would go until 1 pm. Sunday would consist of the same
schedule. The coaches that will be imparting these lessons are the shown in the following chart.

Name

Sport

Daniel Sterling

Soccer

Steven Gerrard

Basketball

Emily Morris

Beach Volleyball

These coaches are highly capable of imparting good introduction sessions to get the students
interested and practice the sport. They are all certified coaches so they charge a certain amount
for the weekend sessions. Coach Daniel Sterlings cost for the weekend is 900 dollars, Coach
Steven Gerrards cost is 1200 for both days and Emily Morriss cost is 1000 dollars for both
days. The cost of the places where the lessons will take place is zero because they are owned by

Florida Gulf Coast University they only have to be rented with two days of anticipation. The
coaches will need a location to sleep in Friday and Saturday night. I have reserved three rooms in
Biltmore hotel located in Gulf Coast town center and each of the rooms is 100 dollars a night.
The total for all the coaches both nights is 600 dollars. The equipment needed for each
individual session like cones, pennies, beverages (Gatorade) and balls is going to be provided by
Nike. I have talk to the people at the Nike store and they are willing to provide all the equipment
for free to promote their brand at Florida Gulf Coast. The cost of the event are all displayed in
the following chart.
I talked directly to the coaches to get to know them better but also to go into detail of what they
would teach the students. The all went with the same concept to start with the basics like rules.
All the students will get a lesson on the rules of the game so they will be able to perform within
the rules. After the rules students will get a taste of the sport most basic skills like passing,
shooting and dribbling. After sharping up their skills the coaches will put them in teams and
organize a tournament so they can show their skills but also have fun. I made sure the coaches
know our main focus is to make the students have a good time and enjoy themselves. They are
all very existed for this opportunity to expand the love of their sports and to work side by side
with an institution such as FGCU.

Description

Cost in Dollars

Coach Daniel Sterling

900

Coach Steven Gerrard

1200

Coach Emily Morris

1000

Hotel

600

Practice Equipment

Free

The exact date that the event would take place hasnt been defined. The two options for the date
are the 28th and 29th of August or the weekend after that with dates 4 th and 5th of September. This
will be defined when the confirmation of the budget is approved. The reason for this dates is that
all the coaches are available and also the facilities needed. The total quantity of money that I
require to move on with this activity is of 3,700 dollars. The cost of this activity is low compared
to the benefits that the students will make of this activity. Sports recreation club has as a goal to
provide students with opportunities to get into practicing sports more often. This give a students
the opportunity to get familiarized with the basic rules and concepts of the sport. All coaches are
highly skilled because of their previous experience in college coaching experience.

This type of event has never been done before in the university. The idea of getting regular
students a coach to actually give them the information and concepts you need to perform the
sport hasnt been used. I have this perception of the problem because I have discussed it with
several students that are looking forward to get involved in sports. Many of them dont know the
basics of the game and are embarrassed to try without proper instruction. Having regular students
involved in sports in really important because its directly related to students health. Practicing
sports lead to a healthier life and consequently a better one.

Students will be able to sign up and reserve their sport through the sports club Facebook page. If
this event is successful and the response of the students is positive I would take in account to try
and do this type of events more often in campus. We could also include different sports so the
students get a full tour of all the sports available to practice on campus.

Fomenting a more healthy life for students through sports is one of the main goals of this events
so the more sports we try the more students involved. As preferences vary in sports we could do
a survey to know what are the sports that FGCU students like the most, with the result we could
know which sports to promote. This single event could start a movement among students to get
involved in sports but also to create new friendships, we all know sports is one of the best way to
make friends. Not only friends but to practice many values important in life like discipline and
teamwork.

I am confident that you will find this event positive to the students of the university. I worked
every detail of the event so it would meet your requisites and your standards. If you feel is wrong
or needs to be adjusted please let me know and I will fix it. Also if you have any ideas that could
add to this events please let me know. I really appreciate you taking the time to analyze my
proposal. I look forward to hear from you.

CC: Dr. Michele Yovanovich, Dr. J. Mike Rollo