Last Thursday I attended a Test Event, The London International Basketball Invitational, at the Olympic Park as part of my efforts to become a Gamesmaker volunteer. What a day it was. The Olympic Basketball Arena is a magnificent sight both from the outside and the inside. Going into this 12,000 seat arena was enough to raise the hairs on the back of your neck.
This was the first Test Event to be held in the park, most of which seems to me to still be a building site, although that is not surprising as it is a huge area, and as such the eyes of the whole Olympic organising committee were on the event. Needless to say it went without a hitch as far as I am aware.
The day consisted of an orientation period within the arena, including the front-of-house, the arena itself and the back-of-.house. This was followed by some role specific training and then we took part in several scenarios designed to build personal confidence in the volunteers and also to develop the teamwork necessary for us to do the job. After a lunch-break we watched the game between France and China, which, althought the arena was less than half-full, really brought home the excitement and atmosphere that we will be working within. Brilliant.
All in all a really worthwile experience and one that has made me even more determined to gain selection as a volunteer at the 2102 Olympics. Fingers and everything else crossed that sometime between September and Christmas I will have my place confirmed.
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