The Jaguars hosted 10 students from Ponte Vedra High School on Monday morning as part of the Sportz Ventures internship program. The program is geared toward students who are interested in careers in sports management, public relations, events planning, broadcasting, journalism, and videography.
The students had the opportunity to see how the franchise operates behind the scenes and interviewed several players following practice. Ponte Vedra High School has 40 students signed up for the program which is based out of New York, and more than 25 Florida high schools are participating in 2009. Former NFL great Roger Staubach was an original investor in the company.
The area students watched practice and had the opportunity to hear from several members of the media about their profession along with Jaguars Senior Vice President, Football Operations/General Counsel Paul Vance. The theme of the day was learning.
"We are trying to groom kids to be sports journalists," said Jennifer Corace, Development Director. "Today was a great opportunity for them to learn from professionals and interview NFL players."
Following practice, each student conducted a one-on-one interview with a Jaguars player. Among the players interviewed were Quentin Groves, Gerald Alexander, Joe Zelenka, Josh Scobee, Clint Ingram and Montell Owens.
The sports media company works with high school athletics departments to expand the reach of their athletes and athletic programs. The free service to high school involves the implementation of a student sports information director program. The program has sent students to spring training to interview players and will be attending several NFL training camps this summer.
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