Athletics: Operations – Game Management

For all home Athletics events, the Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations or designee will have the responsibility of meeting, greeting, and escorting all visiting teams for a home event to their locker rooms/changing areas or designated playing area.

Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations will also be responsible for ensuring that the locker rooms have been left in a clean and safe condition and lock the area after the visiting teams have departed.

Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations, Associate AD for External Operations or Assistant AD for Administration and Business Operations are responsible for acquiring ticket money for the day of a home event.

Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations along with the Assistant AD for Creative Media and Marketing will be responsible for scheduling all independent contractor, work-study staff and student workers for home athletic events. They will also ensure that all workers arrive at the predetermined time to run the event operations effectively.

Assistant AD for Administration and Business Operations will reconcile ticket amount after the game and confirm that the amount of tickets sold matches the online record. Once reconciled, the Assistant AD for Administration and Business Operations will store money away and then give the money to either Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations or Associate AD for External Operations for them to store money in safe.

Event Student-Athlete Complimentary Lists

All student-athlete complimentary lists must be requested through the StMUtickets.com website. For a detailed explanation on how to complete this, visit the Athletics page on Gateway. Each student-athlete will be allotted four tickets within NCAA rules. The student-athletes will be able to start requesting tickets a month prior to the start of their respective season and the deadline for complimentary tickets is two hours prior to the start of each event. The athletic office will not accept any other requests.

Student-athletes must enter all guests name and relationship into the complimentary guest list. Associate AD for External Operations will print the complimentary list and hand to ticket office/ticket gate prior to the event. No additional names are permitted or handwritten in once the deadline for submission has passed.

Lightning Policy

In the event that the pre-game or game activities are suspended due to the threat of inclement weather, specifically lightning, all coaches, student-athletes, staff members must evacuate ALL outdoor facilities immediately. Coaches and student-athletes must seek shelter in a StMU building. Spectators must seek shelter in their vehicles. Do not seek shelter under the bleachers or in any outdoor area. Failure to evacuate the premises will be at your own risk. (See Emergency Action Plan for detailed procedures for each venue).