Intro

My name is Ashley Ragan and I am a senior majoring in event planning. This past spring semester I completed an internship in Washington D.C. at a high end, well known event planning and destination management company in the surrounding area.

I have begun this blog for my sport and gender class and will be sharing my knowledge, or lack there of, of sports, athletes and other relevant topics. I have been involved in several sports since the age of 6 and hope to continue to stay active in a few that I most valued.

Throughout the years I have been involved in soccer, track, cross country, badminton and basketball. I found my love in life when I began playing basketball in the fourth grade. I finally felt like I found something that was all mine and no one would stop me from succeeding. I continued to play up until my junior year of high school and then quit the team because basketball was not fun anymore. The thrill and love for the game was stripped from me and my decision became final. Every day I regret making that decisions because I will never know if I could have had the opportunity to play at the collegiate level. My heart is still in the game and will always be.

Now that I no longer play basketball at the level I was once at, I enjoy watching the game that I am so passionate about. However, I will admit that I am a bit of a front runner; I tend to like the athletes that are the most popular because they are the ones that I know most about. Meaning there is a good chance I know who they play for. When it comes to sports I like a team because I was raised in a household that enjoyed watching certain teams play. I understand the rules of the game and how it should be played, but if I was asked to name 3 players from the Ohio State Football team, I would most likely name 1 person.

To me, sports is not defined by the best athlete, but by the game itself.