Dustin Sommer|Broomball Chair2006-2009

Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI

Broomball is…

9 Games per team 220 Teams 22 Conferences 45 Games Per

Conference 64 Team Playoff 1000+ Total

Games Funded entirely by

$20 player fee

Broomball is…

Broomball is…

3000+ Referee Hours

250+ Rink Staff Hours

28 Committee Meetings

21 Judicial Meetings

Countless other year round Planning Meetings

Broomball is…

Broomball is…

400ft of fire hose 12 Shovels 1 Snow Blower 3 Rinks 2 Storage Sheds 1 Water Shed 1 Office

Broomball is…

Broomball is…

~15,000 Player Hours

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* 2009 Information is as of 12/09/2008

Summary StatsTotal Page Views: 214,586Visitors: 20,686First Time Visitors: 5,350Returning Visitors: 15,336Search Engine Clicks: 1,521Bounce Rate: 12 %Stats AveragesAverage Daily Visitors: 669.2Average New Visitors: 173.1Average Returning Visitors:

496.2

Average Page Views Per Visitor:

10.37

Average Page Views Per Hour:

289.27

Average Visitors Per Hour:

27.89

www.broomball.mtu.edu

As Chair I…hired and managed the 10 member Committee. Vice Chair Referee Manager Rink Manager Public Relations Manager Special Tasks Manager (3) Web Developer Web Master

As Chair I…oversaw the hiring, training, and operation of our 100+ staff members. Referee Staff (80+) Several Hours of On/Off Ice Training MIOSHA Training Referee Competency Quiz

Rink Staff (20) MIOSHA Training Equipment and Ice Maintenance Training

Teaching Assistants (9) PE 0108 Broomball Class

As Chair I…lead all meetings. Weekly Committee Meetings Schedule and reserve space Write agenda including business items and reports

Summer Web Conferencing To communicate with committee members across

the country Emergency Meetings

As Chair I…lead risk management procedures. MIOSHA Compliance Injured Player Reports and Follow-up Database of all reported injuries and personal

emails to check on injury conditions Player Waiver Update and Management Player safety is paramount

Rulebook updates Lead discussion on rule changes and what it means

to not only the game, but player safety

As Chair I…developed and refined registration practices. 275 teams register for 220 positions simultaneously

online- most leagues fill within 8-15 minutes Introduced Info Night Eliminated unnecessary procedures Utilized University Resources Introduced online payment method Conduct the Captains Meeting

As Chair I…lead the collaboration with Winter Carnival Broomball Special Event Broomball. Winter Carnival Broomball Rules more closely unified to IRHC Broomball

standards Officiated by IRHC Broomball Referees Now covered by Broomball Daily Built a new relationship with Blue Key Honor

Society

As Chair I…built a campus presence by instituting: First Year Orientation Info Session Registration Info Session Family Weekend Broomball at the SDC All Star Game Skills Competition

As Chair I…developed and refined our database. Player and staff databases for online payroll

management Online Automated Player Judicial Conduct System Thousands of lines of code utilized University resources

As Chair I…lead the acquisition of PE 0108 under Broomball. .5 Credit Class running ~2 hours per day for 7

weeks Class Structure Syllabus 148 Students 9 TA’s

As Chair I…created our own media. Broomball Daily Daily during season, bi-weekly offseason Email subscription and posted online Readership ~450

Broomball Advertising Broomball Brand Image New logo New website New attitude

As Chair I…lead the third rink and league expansion. Third rink expansion Increased capacity by 70 teams Increased participation by 700 players Increased staff demands by 30% Generated resources for further process automation

As Chair I…lead the relocation of the Broomball rinks. New location: Lot 14 Heart of campus Eliminating 75 parking spaces creating green space

Raised $64,000 in funds Interacted with and Presented to all entities Presidential Executive Team Michigan Tech Public Safety Michigan Tech Grounds Department Student Commission Graduate Student Government Undergraduate Student Government

As a Committee we…Hosted Year-round Campus Events. First Year Orientation Info Session K-Day Free Broomball Apparel Family Weekend Broomball at the SDC Info Night prior to registration First Game Ball Dropping Ceremony Skills Competition at Winter Carnival All Star Game at Winter Carnival

As a Committee we…put on Broomball.

We took a campus tradition and expanded and grew it into a University Program. The bar has been set and the torch passed to the new leaders to continue to improve the sport thousands of Michigan Tech students and alumni play and love.

Dustin Sommer|Broomball Chair2006-2009

Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI