Kinesiology Career Research Paper

I am seeking to change my major from Kinesiology to Recreation Park Tourism Administration. When I original choose Kinesiology as a major I was attracted to this major because I’ve always been motivated by sports and athletics since I was a toddler. My grandmother was a Kinesiology major, she taught middle school PE and Science. My father is a Kinesiology major and he is an athletic director at Soka University. I felt very compelled to follow in their footsteps. I realized after two terms in Kinesiology this was not the right channel to follow my educational career goals.
I’ve been an athlete for 15 years and primarily a baseball player. I’ve had incredible opportunities to participate in athletics beyond being a player. I’ve coached youth sports, umpired little league baseball, facilitated youth baseball clinics; volunteered with youth groups, camp counselor supervisor, and mentoring young children.
After two terms in Kinesiology at Cal Poly SLO I realize it’s not the area of my expertise, experience, and/or passion. I am focusing my
I’ve persevered through many stages of my athletic career including being told by coaches at the age of 14, you will never be good enough to play varsity. I spent the next two years working passionately to be stronger, faster, smarter, and varsity quality. My hard work proved to be successful in baseball and the classroom. I was 2015 First Team All Orange County Player, All Sunset League Player two years, and CIF Champion. That hard work and dedication lead to multiple Division I offers. I choose Cal Poly because of the education, the baseball program, and the SLO community. I’ve been asked to share my story with little leaguers and high school athletes. Those opportunities to share with young students have offered me new prospective and understanding that I can achieve my career goals by obtaining a RPTA