Interview With An Individual Who Works For Malmbergets Aif

I chose to conduct my interview with an individual who works for Malmbergets AIF (AIF = public sports club) in Malmberget, situated in the far north of Sweden. Established in 1904, the club is and have been active within numerous sports, from soccer to cross country sking, and throughout the club’s long history one will find stories of great success, such as when its Olympic handball team played in the highest division in the mid-seventies, or one of the clubs cross-country skiers, Lina Andersson, won Olympic gold in 2006. Today, most of MAIF’s efforts are focused on youth programs in various sports, with the ice-hockey team being the sole remaining adult team. Some adult skiers, boxers, and other individual athletes have amounted to some†¦show more content†¦During winter, he’ll get to focus on sports like ice hockey, and during summer, he can focus on their youth programs for soccer. Much like several other positions within the sport industry – at least in terms of working for a sport’s club –, what the job entails changes between seasons, but the difference for Johansson is that there’s never an offseason, which Johansson admits is challenging at times, but that he wouldn’t have it any other way, as he claims it â€Å"keeps [him] running†, despite his age. When asked whether or not he might be sugarcoating the truth a bit to make the industry seem more appealing, he pauses, before giving a lengthy explanation regarding the effort required to do the job, saying that â€Å"it’s going to require hard work at times†, before adding that that’s the reality for most jobs, but that he truly think his interest in what he does motivates him to push through it. He admits to have been lucky for – officially – entering the industry at a later stage in his career, and for a position higher up the chain, because he’s not sure his â€Å"passion for sports would have survived otherwise†, which I think might be the harsh truth a lot of individuals interested in a career within the industry might not get to hear. He quickly adds that apart from a strong interest in the industry, individuals’ looking to begin a career needs to have a plan. They need to know what they want, and why.Show MoreRelatedInt erview With An Individual Who Works For Malmbergets Aif1097 Words   |  5 PagesFor this assignment, I decided to conduct my interview with an individual who works for Malmbergets AIF (AIF = public sports club) in Malmberget, situated in the far north of Sweden. Established in 1904, the veteran club is and have been active within numerous sports, from soccer to cross country skiing, and throughout the club’s long history, one will find stories of great success, such as when its Olympic handball team played in the highest division in the mid-seventies, or one of the clubs cross-country