WHEELS

OF
SUCCESS
MALLORY HANSEN
MAY 18, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Execu6ve Summary 1
Problem 2
Project Descrip6on 4
Cost Analysis 5
Assessment Strategy 7
Conclusion 8
Appendix (A): Memo 9
Appendix (B): Work Cited 10

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Mission
The Santa Clara University Club Sports Department strives for the
success and growth of all of its athletes. In addition to Santa Clara
University providing students a wholesome Jesuit education,
participating in Club Sports furthers individual growth by being a
student athlete and taking on the many available leadership positions.
SCU currently has 17 club teams competing nationally and 468 club
sport student athletes representing our University. Club Sports athletes
are seen as free publicity for the school, we must protect and savor this
publicity to further enhance our positive reputation as a university.

Values
The Womens Lacrosse team exempliVies the Santa Clara mission in all
situations. We represent SC with Style and Class. Holding ourselves and
our teammates to the highest standard to positively build the
reputation of what it means to be a Bronco. We are proud to be
members of the Santa Clara Womens Lacrosse team, however the
moment we put on our jerseys we also represent the entire Santa Clara
community, everyone who studied before us and will study after us.

Objectives
Due to concerns brought to my attention by players, parents, and
alumni, we are proposing a way to revamp and modify the Vlawed
travel policies and transportation methods. This proposal will be
individually crafted speciVically for the use of the Womens Lacrosse
Team, but can be altered and shared with the entire Club Sports
department to help transform means of transportation for other teams.

For the safety of our student athletes, we plan on partnering with
charter bus companies that can transport the team to all off campus
competitions, with a long-term goal of investing in a Club Sports bus.
By implementing this travel policy, we can save money on gas, wear
and tear on personal vehicles, Vlights and hotels; we can reduce the
number of cars on the freeway and emissions released into the air; and
we can eliminate preventable accidents and put our players in a
position to reach success.
1
This implementation will save the Womens Lacrosse team money, help
the environment, and most importantly provide a safe way to transport
precious cargo to and from competitions.

PROBLEM
The current methods of transportation for the Womens
Lacrosse team put the players in uncomfortable and unsafe
situations, and give parents an unsettling feeling. Requiring
players to drive personal vehicles to and from competitions
puts them in unsafe situations that could result in accidents
that could have been avoided.
Weather
Weather is unpredictable and uncontrollable. Before the Santa
Barbara Shootout in the 2017 season, we knowingly sent the entire
team into what was predicted to be the worst storm in the last
decade. As a driver, due to fog and torrential down poor, there were
moments that I could not see the lane lines even with my windshield
wipers going full blast. Weather reports have stated Santa Barbara
country received an inch of rainfall in a single hour that weekend.

Fatigue
24 hours without sleep is equivalent to having a blood alcohol content
level of .1, which is .02 above the legal limit. As a student athletes,
student always comes before athlete. We are encouraged to
strategically prioritize our time to accomplish school work, while
showing up read to practice. Juggling academics, lacrosse, and social
obligations, sleep is often sacriViced. Especially before game
weekends, the team spends long nights in the library to get ahead
knowing their lack of free time that weekend.

Drowsiness from lack of sleep is a controllable factor that is hard to
regulate and control in our athletes. However, physical fatigue after a
game is unavoidable. After playing three hours of lacrosse, a starting
upperclassmen will never claim she is not tired. We encourage all our
athletes to leave all they have on the Vield because you never want to 2
think back to a game and think there is more you could have done.
This leaves our drivers physically and mentally tired, with risks of
getting muscle cramps that can impair driving.
PROBLEM
Distractions
There are laws to eliminate distractions from drivers such as not
driving and using a cell phone, and new drivers cannot drive others
besides family until having their license for more than a year.
However current policies, require our student drivers to operate an
automobile with our favorite distractions. OUR BEST FRIENDS. As a
team, we have our classic pump up songs to get us ready for game
time, and want to hear the latest gossip from everyone in the car,
but this takes away the focus and seriousness needed to make
smart, careful driving decisions.

On the Vield, we say, control the controllable- effort,

attitude, and heart. Accidents happen, and they are called
accidents for a reason. However, by tackling the Vlaws in our
transportation procedures, we can help eliminate accidents
that could have otherwise been prevented.

3
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Short Term
Instead of having players drive their personal vehicles to away
competitions, we will rent a drive and a charter bus to transport the
entire team to and from Lacrosse related events; games, tournaments,
volunteering, and team bonding. I have compared travel procedures
with the Mens Club Lacrosse team who already utilizes this mean of
transportation for any game over two hours away. I based prices and
estimates from quotes made for the Mens team from Quality
Assurance, Lux Bus, and San Jose Charter.

Long Term
The Womens Lacrosse team currently has $43,996.70 in their available
funds budget and has been given the opportunity to participate in a
school endowment. This will allow Santa Clara University to use our
funds to invest for a greater return on our money. This increase in
revenue can be put towards investing in a Club Sports Department bus
to provide transportation to all club sports teams.

Triple Bottom Line

Protect individuals on the road by

People
elimina6ng preventable accidents
Prepare players for success
Give peace of mind to parents

Reduce number of cars crea6ng trac

Planet Minimize gas emission

Santa Clara University mission of
sustainability
4

Prot Wear and tear on personal vehicles

Reduce the need for ights and hotels
 COST ANALYSIS
Short Term

Des$na$ons Time in Bus Savings- Data from 2015-2017

des$na$on Cost seasons

Los Angeles Weekend $3,000 Flights:

5 6ckets @ $216.20
21 6ckets @ $236.20
Total: $3,443.00
Rent-a-cars:
$236.61 x 4=
$926.44
Gas
San Diego Weekend $3,500- Flights:
$4,000 26 6ckets @ $291.20
Total: $7,571.20
Rent-a-car:
$239.99 x 4=
$959.96
Gas
Santa Barbara Overnight $1,700- Hotel:
Day $2,000 7 rooms @ $233=
$1,631
Gas : 282 miles away
Avg. $46 to ll up one
tank of gas per car x 6
cars
Avg. 384 miles per tank
1.4 tanks of gas per car
Total: $386.40
Wear and Tear
5
Davis Day $1,500 Gas: 104 miles away
Wear and Tear
COST ANALYSIS

Total Funds
Total Expenses Total Savings
Available
$18,678.33 $43,996.70 $4,804

By using Charter Buses for transportation, we will cut team expenses

by 25.7%. This percentage takes into account that we will not be
proVitable when traveling short distances such as Berkeley and Davis.

Total Expenses Total Revenue Total Travel

Expenses
$690,000 $908,000 $169,000

The purchasing of a Charter Bus for the Club Sports Department

would not beneVit all Club Sports programs, however, would be
6
great for 11 out of the 17 teams. A bus would not beneVit teams
such as Sailing, Boxing, Triathlon, Equestrian, Cycling, or Shotokan
Karate.
ASSESSMENT STARTEGY
SHORT TERM
When evaluating the short term intended results of the proposal, I
believe we will be nothing short of our goal of creating a safe and
comfortable travel experience. Depending on our travel schedule, there
is a chance it may not improve proVits for that single annual year.
However in the following year, we will be proVitable due to the leagues
alternating game location schedule. As the President of the self-run and
self-funded Womens Lacrosse team, I speak for the entire team when
stating that the teams safety and the planets sustainability will be held
to a greater value than monetary proVits.

LONG TERM
The game schedule will balance and we will reach our intended results
of reducing total expenses by 25.7%. We will integrate the purchasing
of a bus into the overall Club Sports Vinancial plan to give a greater
margin of proVit to the entire department. This will build the morale of
all teams by traveling and preparing for competitions together as a unit
in hopes of bringing home Santa Clara Club Sports Virst National
Championship.

This will increase the positive publicity Club Sports athletes bring to
the University and reduce the opportunity for negative publicity due to
carelessness and holes in our procedures.

7
CONCLUSION
Our athletes are future doctors, journalists, lawyers, Vinancial
analysts, engineers, and citizens working to make the world a better
place. We want to cherish all of out athletes and put them in a
position to be successful today and tomorrow.

The implementation of my proposal will give comfort and peace of
mind to our student athletes and their parents, will help the
environment sustain itself for future generations to enjoy, and will
make proVit for the Womens Lacrosse team that could be put
towards player sponsorship and travel.

Let us continue to succeed in athletics and show off what it really
means to be a Santa Clara Bronco.

8
 APPENDIX
TO: Members of the Womens Lacrosse Team
FROM: Mallory Hansen
SUBJECT: Updated Womens Lacrosse Travel Procedures
DATE: May 18, 2017

This message is to inform you of the upcoming policy procedures that will
affect you when traveling with the Santa Clara Womens Lacrosse team. To
reduce costs, improve safety, and help the environment, we will no longer
be driving personal vehicles to and from competitions. The Santa Clara
Womens Lacrosse team will as of now, rent a bus and driver for the
following events:
Competitions
Volunteering
Team Bonding

It has been brought to the Departments attention that our travel
procedures have caused extreme concern and worry about the safety of
your teammates and their parents. This policy has been changed to ensure
the safety and comfort of all members of the Santa Clara community.
Accidents happen, but this is a step to help prevent careless and
unnecessary accidents.

This policy will be effective at the beginning of the 2017-2018 academic
year. The cost of renting a bus will depend on the distance and duration of
the event, but according to the estimates we have received it will reduce
your total travel expenses by 25.7%.

Please let me know if you have any further questions or suggestions 9
regarding the transformation of our travel procedures.

GO BRONCOS!
Work Cited
Calveiro, L. (2016, March 31). Studies Show Sleep Depriva6on
Performance Is Similar to Being Under the Inuence of
Alcohol. Retrieved May 17, 2017, from hgp://
www.hungtonpost.com/lissege-calveiro/studies-show-
sleep-depriva6on-performance-is-similar-to-being-under-
the-inuence-of-alcohol_b_9562992.html

Total Seasonal Rainfall (Precipita6on) Downtown Los Angeles,
1877-2016. (n.d.). Retrieved May 17, 2017, from hgp://
www.laalmanac.com/weather/we13.php

Up to 1 inch of rain an hour slam Santa Barbara, Ventura coun6es. (2017,
February 17). Retrieved May 17, 2017, from hgp://
www.la6mes.com/local/california/la-live-powerful-storms-
moving-l-area-up-to-1-inch-of-rain-an-hour-slam-
santa-1487360361-htmlstory.html

10