Jake Graff E.M., C

Experience

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  Pinnacle High School

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Student Equipment Manager For Freshman Football

  Student manager with freshman football. Participated in practice set up and drills. Traveled with team to road games and present at all home games. Game day duty was running game balls on the sideline.

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  Highlands Ranch High School

  Aug 2014 - May 2017

  Student Equipment Manager For Varsity Football

  Dealt with practice set up and take down. Practice duties included warming up quarterbacks and receivers, snapping and shagging during team drills. In charge of all equipment maintenance during and outside of practice, including but not limited to, helmets, cleats, shoulder pads, jerseys, pants, accesories and footballs. Tasked with running the practice clock and keeping to the daily script of drills and activities. Includes alerting coaches when individual periods and team drills started and began. Game day duties inluded, equipment mainanence and participating in pre game drills with special teams and wide receivers. In charge of running footballs on our sidelines until taking over full-time equipment duties in 2016. Present at all practices, home games, road games and playoff games.Post-game duties included, equipment collection and jersey/uniform checks. Laundry was started by myself and the head coach upon returning to the school. Equipment facilities closed and locked securly following all players leaving. Show less

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  Highlands Ranch High School For Varsity Football

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Head Equipment Manager

  Hired as Head Equipment Manager upon graduation in 2017: Position was held through the 2017/18 season.Tasked with helping coaches with practice set up and take down. Practice duties included warming up quarterbacks and receivers, snapping and shagging during team drills. In charge of all equipment maintenance during and outside of practice, including but not limited to, helmets, cleats, shoulder pads, jerseys, pants, accesories and footballs.Game day duties inluded, equipment mainanence and participating in pre game drills with special teams and wide receivers. Present at all practices, home games, road games and playoff games. Show less

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  Denver Broncos Football Club

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Equipment Intern

  One of a handful of interns tasked with practice setup and take down. Participated in numerous practice drills working with the offense to spot the football and retrieve it, as well as being one of three managers tasked with running the down and distance markers during team drills and 7 on 7.Assisted with running backs and special teams. Tasked with washing, drying and re-issuing post practice laundry, towels, jerseys and loops.

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  Denver Broncos Football Club

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Equipment Intern

  One of a handful of interns tasked with practice setup and take down. Participated in numerous practice drills working with the offense to spot the football and retrieve it, as well as being one of three managers tasked with running the down and distance markers during team drills and 7 on 7.Assisted with running backs and inside linebackers, as well as special teams. Tasked with washing, drying and re-issuing post practice laundry, towels, jerseys and loops.

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  Starbucks

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2019

  Barista
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  University of Colorado Boulder

  Jul 2019 - Dec 2021

  Student Equipment Manager - Football

  One of 10-12 managers tasked with set up and take down of practice. Practice duties include: Running routes against the defense during team walkthroughs. Working as a floater, helping where an extra pair of hands is needed. As well as working with fellow managers to run the chains and down and distance markers during 7 on 7, team drills, and 2-minute situation drills.Beginning mid-season of 2019, I assumed the duties of offensive line manager. Duties include setting up all drills for my position group, keeping the offensive line coach on time and to script. As well as catching snaps for our centers.During the spring of 2021, I rotated to the defensive side of the ball and handled all responsibilities of the defensive safeties manager. Duties included setting up drills and clearing them as well as throwing passes to the defensive backs and standing in during drills where needed.Beginning in the fall of 2021, I was handed the responsibilities of running the practice clock. On a daily basis I work our head equipment manager and head coach to smoothly transition from each period and drill in order to keep the team on time in accordance to our daily practice schedule.Outside of practice, I assist with the process of washing, drying and redistributing all coach and player laundry. As well as with equipment maintenance, packing equipment and trunks, and helping to load the truck prior to the team’s departure for road games.In addition to the above tasks, I lead the process of breaking in all footballs for the team, working with the quarterbacks directly to ensure that they are comfortable with the footballs we provide and use at practice and on game day.My game day task is to ensure all game balls are prepped and in accordance with the rules outlined by the NCAA. In addition, I serve as one of the ball runners on our sideline, working with the referee to ensure a smooth process of bringing footballs into play as well as retrieving any that end up out of play. Show less

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  University of Colorado Boulder

  Feb 2022 - May 2022

  Student Equipment Manager - Olympic Sports/Dal Ward Athletic Center
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  University of Washington

  Aug 2022 - now

  • Equipment Manager - Men’s Basketball and Men’s and Women’s Tennis

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Assistant Equipment Manager - Football

    Aug 2022 - Jul 2024