Also, for the music to play, we have to have the CD's and equipment at the site. Site supervisors vary from week to week, some times, and they don't always have the equipment at the site to play the music. The biggest problem is the disappearance of the CD's themselves. I can't tell you how many Alan Parson's Eye in the Sky or Jock Jams CD's Jam has purchased. We finally purchased a CD burner to copy the music so when or if the CD is misplaced or stolen, we can make another.
Microphones are another dilemma.
Sometimes they turn up missing and we have to locate where they are at or get another one to the site. The schools do not provide this equipment for Jam. And Finally, if you can believe this, sometimes the site person can't figure out how to play the boom box or set up the mixer we have at the sites. We know some training is required for all this but in a youth sports program the money or time for training is just not there. Last night Akimel Middle School Rattlers won the prestigious Glendale Middle School Invitational Tournament beating the Landmark Lobos.