The Super Bowl Experience
I am sure many of you had the chance to watch the Super Bowl, but what if I told you that you could be a paid volunteer for the game?
For the second straight year, I volunteered as a Community Ambassador for the Super Bowl with my fellow GW peers by my side. The experience starts three days before game day. Our job was to work the Super Bowl Experience at the Los Angeles Convention Center, and on Gameday, we performed the game.
On our first day, we had to pick up our credentials. I had to go to the Convention Center through the media/volunteer entrance to do this. Once I received my credentials, I had to go to check-in; at the station, we were given our uniforms for the day. ur uniform consisted of a full-zip jacket, hat, and a t-shirt. Before my shift from 5:30-10 p.m, we were given meal vouchers, as we knew it was a long evening ahead. At 5:30, we would meet with our area coordinators, at which our area coordinators told us our duties for the night. On the first and second day, my job was running the obstacle course for the fan combine. However, there are many other attractions such as the autograph station, 40-yard dash, vertical jump, the hall of fame museum, Lombardi Trophy, and many more. In addition to working the obstacle course, my job was to direct and answer any questions fans had and make sure they had the best experience while following COVID-19 protocols. On Friday morning before our shift, I had to go to Sofi Stadium for our game day training. There we walked around the area we were in charge of and walked through our duties.
Super Bowl Sunday was highly hectic, to say the least, as my shift was from 9 a.m-5:30 pm. I arrived at El Camino College at 8 am to catch a shuttle to Sofi Stadium, because they did not allow any vehicles in the vicinity. Once I arrived at the stadium, we checked in and got our new credentials for the game. After we were given our new uniforms. This was all completed at approximately 10 am. Once completed, we made our way to the stadium, where we met with our area coordinators.
My job was to re-scan tickets as some fans try to sneak in with only a tailgate ticket and not a stadium ticket. In addition to answering the many questions fans had, we were granted three breaks, two 15-minute and one 30-minute breaks.
Although the day was tiring, it was one I would never forget. Being able to watch the game and the halftime show is an experience I will never forget. Also, while working, I had many interactions with pro-athletes and sporting icons. Some notable names include Paul George, Naomi Osaka, Matthew Berry, Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe, and celebrities such as Steve Aoki, Don Cheadle, Swaelee, Chainsmokers, and many more. You would not think these opportunities are possible at such a young age. You can’t say that you were paid to go to the Superbowl every day.
I want to thank the GWSBA for bringing this opportunity up and my fellow peers, Ethan Cuccarese, Scott Hibbard, and Liam Gallagher, for coming with me.
