2024 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Worker Reminders, Assignments and Information

November 27, 2024 Football Working

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THANK YOU FOR GIVING OF YOUR TIME AND TALENTS!

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

We appreciate your flexibility to work again this year in whatever role in which you are able to work.

Thanks to all of you who we have talked with throughout the fall about working! If you have issues contact Kara Howard (khoward@khsaa.org or 502-682-7564) Julian Tackett (jtackett@khsaa.org or 859-229-3916) or Butch Cope (bcope@khsaa.org or 859-351-1833). Please contact any of the three of these people if you have a conflict and cannot work.

We will let you know if anything changes on assignments.

Additional Communication

Any additional written communication will come from Kara Howard, who is doing a wonderful job in her new position as a member of the event services team. Mr. Tackett and Mr. Cope will be your primary on-site contacts for this event. Mr. Tackett will primarily be working at field level while Mr. Cope will supervise the Commonwealth Tower Lobby and the press level along with Mr. Angolia. The preliminary worker’s list for the finals workers is online at CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST where you can verify your assignment. Please review the information on the attachment to be sure we are sending the communications team at UK the correct phone and email for wireless access. 

Details

Housing

• Though the vast majority of our workers are commuting each day, please advise Kara or Butch by Tuesday of any housing needs you may have that is not listed on the online sheet.
• They can then respond with your housing assignment.

Game Schedule

• Friday, December 6, 12 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 7, 12 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. All times are ET.

Parking

• Workers should park in the Green Lot on the Cooper Drive side of the stadium if you are working field level, or the Blue Lot on the Alumni Drive if your assignment is in the Press Box.
• No parking pass on Friday or Saturday is necessary as your credential is valid for parking and given your arrival time, you will likely not be challenged.
• If you encounter parking control, tell the attendant that you are picking up will-call credentials.
• From the Green Lot, you will need to walk around the stadium to the Alumni Drive side to pick up your credentials as check-in is inside the Commonwealth Tower Lobby between Gates 9 and 11 if you have not already received your season-long credential or need a single event credential. 

Report Time and Credentials

• The Commonwealth Tower Lobby (CTL) on the South/Alumni Drive side opens at 8:30 a.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. on Saturday for field worker credentials, information and meal ticket pickup.
• We will need you to check in each day to verify compensation and to pick up meal tickets.
• Field workers are asked to arrive by 8:30 a.m. on both days to help with setup as needed (which is only ninety minutes prior to team arrival), while the rest of the workers are asked to arrive by 9:30 a.m. and report to the same location
• Those of you with season-long credentials may use those for admittance. Others will be given credentials when you report.
• Ms. Jenne DeAngelis will coordinate arrival times for the UK Sports Med trainers and Mr. Cope has coordinated arrival times for those involved with khsaa.tv.

Setup

• For those who have volunteered to help with set up on Thursday, our staff will report to the stadium around 11 a.m.
• If you are coming to help on Thursday, please let us know so that we can help with parking problems. 
• If you do happen to get a ticket from UK PD, please share that with Kara, Julian or Butch and UK athletics staff will intercede or we will take care of the fine.

Food tickets

• Will be available each day at the check-in table inside the CTL.
• You should get two meal vouchers each day that are to be used at most concession stands for a value of $10 (they will not issue change).
• There is no hospitality room.

Dress

• Bring everything you need for whatever weather eventuality occurs for the weekend.

Field Level

• Special note to field level please get with Commissioner Tackett upon arrival to be sure you are aware of logistical clarifications or emphasis since last year.
• There are continued revisions, particularly post-game.  

Press Box

• Special note to press box level, please double-check assignments with Connor Link upon arrival to ensure smooth operations.

Worker Assignments Basic Descriptions

• Commonwealth Tower Lobby – Responsible for Media, Exhibitors, Officials Entry, Workers Credentials
  • Marilyn Mitchell, Donna Tackett, Diane Griffitt along with Jeanie Molloy of the KHSAA staff
• Field Level Media Tent – Responsible for distribution and post-game collection of Media identification vests
  • Marsha Day, Jeremy Ison (our staff), Sara McClain (our staff)
• Field Level Assistance – Designated Assistants to help with field-level presentations, etc.
  • James Webb along with Jenny Elder and Darren Bilberry of KHSAA staff
• Clock Operators – Operation of play clock, game clock and scoreboard, all from the press box level
  • Jay Davis (scoreboard), Don Starnes (game clock), Keith Morgan (play clock and elbowing Starnes when he is too slow starting the game clock)
• Public Address – Two announcers, one for game announcing, and one for pre-game and halftime presentations, as well as corporate announcements.
  • Carl Nathe and Marty Fulkerson
• Public Address Spotter – Two spotters for PA.
  • Don Adkins, Mike Fannin 
• Technical Director – Coordinate all technical aspects of the interrelationship between the scoreboard, announcers and all video elements including advertising
  • David Dawson
• Press Box Assistant – Work with the Communications Director for distribution of stats, etc., facilitation of media, etc.
  • Tony Willman, and Cassidy Moore once the crowd is primarily in
• Game Stats – retained firm to manage all aspects of Stats and website distribution of same.
  • WL Stats Usual Suspects
• Officials PreGame and Chain Crews – Help with officials pre-game and facilitate any needs they have.
  • Andy Strain
• Red Hat/Time Out/Play Clock Coordinator – Field-level display of time-out clock and messaging to officials at the end of the time-outs
  • Richard Mattmiller, Curt Duff
• Team Box Security – To ensure that the team box, which has been extended to the 10-yard line on both sides of the field, is regulated, as well as media kept in proper areas and wearing a yellow vest.
  • Ken Craig, Randy Gilliam, Vaughn Little, David Molloy, Jimmy Powell, John Ransdell
• Team Representative – To be assigned to each team to be with the team from the time they arrive until they leave, 2 per game. These individuals will not have teams in consecutive games. Assignments will be made upon arrival.
  • Fred Brown, Glenn Brown, Frank McGowan, Glenn Spalding

GoFan Ticket Operations Workers (possible adjustments to be made)

• Helpful Hut / Between 4 and 9, nearer Gate 9
  • Maurie Bedwell working with Rob Catron of the staff
• Gate 4 (General Admission Only)
  • Bruce Lynch (chief), Donna Bumps (2A, 4A, 3A, 6A, 5A only), Trey Smallwood, Kennedy Thompson (1A only)
• Gate 9 (General Admission Only)
  • Rachel Angolia (Chief), Cassidy Moore, Rick Bridges, Kennedy Thompson (3A, 6A, 5A only),Ben Zimmerman (Saturday Only)
• Gate 10 (Central Bank Club Only)
  • Casey Fisk (chief), Jessica Fisk, Jason Jones, Senior Staff will assist with pre-game rush
• CTL (Longship Club Only)
  • Will Engle, working with Butch Cope of staff, Senior Staff will assist with pre-game rush

Wifi Information

• You should receive both an email and a text message in the coming days from UK with your login credentials.
• The email will be sent from UKwireless@uky.edu with the subject line “Your Account Credentials”, while the text was sent from phone number (859) 687-6557.
• It may not be intuitive what the message is about, but you will be able to use this example of the text so you will not mistake it for spam: http://j.mp/2YikSq3
• These credentials must only be used by the person they were assigned to.
• If, for some reason, you did not receive your login credentials, please contact Kara or Butch, and they will troubleshoot them for you.

The network name that you will connect to will be ATHGUEST

• The network will be available in the press box, Longship Club, Wildcat Den, Ticket Booth, and Central Bank Club.
• There will be spots on the field where the signal may be weak if you are down there.
• You may be able to pick it up in other areas of the stadium as well, but there is no guarantee.
• Each Account is good for up to 3 devices (laptop, Tablet, Phone, etc)

To Connect:

• Connect your device to the ATHGUEST network
• At this point, your web browser should open on your device and you should be taken to an authentication page.
• If this does not occur, open a web browser on your device and go to the following webpage to force the authentication page to be displayed:
  http://www.uky.edu
• When the authentication (Login) page appears, enter your supplied username and password.

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