My name is Kevin Shiley and I am currently a senior at Bowling Green State University in the Sport Management program. I am from Avon Lake, Ohio which is about 20 minutes West of Cleveland. Growing up so close to Cleveland, I am a huge fan of all Cleveland sports. Needless to say, I absolutely hate Lebron James.
Coming to BGSU I was very interested in trying out the sport of rugby thanks to my cousin who played here for four years. Not having any background of the game other than watching a few matches throughout the years I immediately loved everything it had to offer. Despite a recent injury in the Fall of 2009, I was forced to quit rugby in the Spring as I started my practicum with the BGSU Football program as a student-manager. After completing my practicum requirement, I continue to work with the football team as I assist Coach Nick Monroe who works with the safeties. After a very long and grueling camp, I am very excited to start the season as the college football season kicks off Thursday, September 2nd (BG doesn't start until Saturday the 4th at Troy).
When thinking of a global sport/event to witness in person, I have a few sports I would like to see. After the conclusion of the recent FIFA World Cup being able to watch one of those games would be an experience of a lifetime, whether it is hosted with the vuvuzela's in South Africa or the soccer fanatics in Europe, going to the World Cup would be unbelievable. Another global sporting event I would like to go to would be the Olympics, specifically the Winter games. Without a doubt, I would like to go back a few months and travel up to Vancouver and watch the U.S. beat Canada in hockey. I am a big fan of hockey and I will never forget watching that game on TV (the gold medal game was a heart breaker). However, the #1 global sporting event I would like to go to would be the Rugby World Cup. Just being able to travel to the host country (New Zealand) would be a trip to remember but seeing an international rugby match in New Zealand would be amazing. Although you might not have a clue what is going on, the following link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdZ7dQrjQzs&feature=fvw) shows some of the intensity and impressive plays of the 2007 Rugby World Cup hosted by France.
