-: My name is Malik Perry. I'm the Youth Advancement Director
at the Muncie YMCA here in Muncie, Indiana.
Here I do a lot of different things involving youth.
I run out our youth sports situation.
So it's a lot of basketball, football, baseball
things of that nature. Also with summer day-camp
and winter day-camp. So I'm in charge of everything
Y-related with regards to youth in Delaware County
when it comes to youth sports and youth advancement.
A lot of things I'm getting my hand in
is more of the programming aspect
and more of the day-to-day operations.
So for basketball, for instance, for me
it's coordinating different schedules,
making sure rosters and teams are together,
making sure information is put out
to all the community schools so we have kids
being able to sign up. Actually putting the program
inside our system, pricing, making sure it's also affordable
not only for kids that can afford it
but also scholarships for those that can't.
Hiring staff to actually run and facilitate these programs
so especially basketball to be officials,
getting volunteer coaches, people doing
the score clocks and things of that nature.
Same thing with camp. Trying to provide camp counselors.
Making sure we have appropriate individuals around the kids
and making sure they follow the actual
volunteer and programming steps that we have in H.R.
So that could be making sure we have
proper background checks, proper training,
and just understanding the compass of what the Y is.
And also making sure we have kids
in a safe and secure environment.
Saturday I'm there from roughly seven a.m. in the morning
until three p.m. Saturday is game-day for us.
We also have two locations. We have our younger kids
that participate at the Northwest YMCA.
And they have our older kids are at the Downtown YMCA.
So I'm pretty much all over the place.
Just making sure my staff is there.
Making sure everything's set up.
Making sure jersey's are out for the kids.
Making sure the kids are there
and the coaches are there on time.
Just knowing their game schedule.
And like I said, just being there.
Being that added force. Sometimes I gotta come in and ref.
Because a ref might show up late or he can't get there
So I'll have to step in and officiate a game.
Sometimes I just see a little bit of help.
A coach might have to show up late
and I'll step in and coach. So it just
encompasses everything. Just being that what this is.
Sparing my time with along everybody else.
Cause once again it is my program
so the success featured based off of
how can I positively affect the individual I'm engaging?
And that's parents, that's kids, that's the coaches
that will make them want to come back
and also be a part of the Y.