User:Baelynnmcg/sandbox

Article Draft Proposal & Bibliography
The article I plan on editing is about a soccer tournament called Soccer in the Sand. This article doesn't even have a rank yet due to its lack of information and knowledge. After my evaluation of the article I feel there are a lot of details and things that I can add to overall improve the article. They have a couple listed sources that I plan to use to put information in the article that they left out. There are a lot of details on the websites they listed as sources that they didn't include in the article at all. I also have found a few new sources of my own to use. One of the edits I plan to make to the article is about the locations this tournament is played at. Some of the locations are already listed, but some aren't. I also would like to add a little bit about the history of the tournament to show people where it came from and how it became. Along with the history I would like to include the missions and values of sand soccer, as well as a couple sponsors of sand soccer. The article also needs to list some of the important rules and objectives of this tournament. These rules and objectives will include number of players, game lengths, requirements to play such as age and others, and some other important little details that are currently left out of the article. I would also like to add the tournament set up, how many games you are guaranteed, what it takes to get into the playoffs, number of days played, and a tournament bracket. Some things I might include that aren't as important are the time of year it is played, what type of apparel is worn during the game, and some other little details like that.

My sources include:


 * https://www.soccerinthesand.com/
 * https://www.seasideor.com/event/soccer-in-the-sand-2/
 * https://www.soccerinthesand.com/nationwide-beach-soccer-series/seaside-oregon
 * https://www.soccerinthesand.com/nationwide-beach-soccer-series/grand-haven-michigan
 * https://www.michigan.org/event/soccer-sand
 * http://erijams.com/soccer-sand-bounces-back-erie/
 * https://www.grandhaventribune.com/Sports/2014/07/04/Soccer-in-the-Sand-a-huge-success
 * https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/grand-haven/soccer-in-the-sand-is-back-in-grand-haven/69-566938109

Reminder link- User:Baelynnmcg/sandbox/articledraft

Comments from Dr. Vetter
Excellent proposal, Bailey! When I checked out the article, I noticed that there aren't any references cited at all. I would like you to add these references to improve the existing content in addition to your own plans. You've done a nice job gathering source. I especially like the Michigan.org site (since it doesn't have this commercial bias). I'm wondering if there are any other non-.com sources you could use. We'll talk more during the conference. Good work on this! -Dr. Vetter

Here's a link to the databases we talked about today.

http://libraryguides.lib.iup.edu/az.php?q=news

Evaluating Soccer In The Sand article:

 * Everything is relevant
 * Seems to be focusing on one specific event of soccer in the sand rather than on soccer in the sand in general
 * They don't describe sand soccer very well, don't tell the positions, apparel, how many people play, the rules, the concept, etc.
 * The link works, there aren't many citations available though
 * They get all their information from only 3 sites, their article could be more broad if they found other references
 * The article isn't rated yet
 * It is very short & not in depth of detail, I wouldn't say this article is anywhere near being complete

Practicing citing
Ready Player One is a scientific fiction novel taking place in a dystopia in 2044 where the protagonist is on a search for an Easter egg.

- Donna Strickland is a scientist whose article was deleted months before winning the Nobel Prize, this exemplifies Wikipedia's gender gap.

Article Draft proposal and Bibliography
After doing some research the article I have chose to edit is Soccer in the sand. I have founds some sources online that have useful information that I could add into the article. Some examples include


 * Different locations that aren't already listed
 * The history of soccer in the sand (how it became)
 * SITS giving back (a piece about what goes on the Friday's before the tournaments)
 * The tournament rules & game setup including: # of players, requirements to play, goalie box, penalty kicks, off sides, etc.
 * The objective of the tournament (how many games played)
 * What is needed to be worn for this tournament (equipment, could also be under rules I guess)
 * Age groups
 * Differences depending on the locations
 * When it is played (time of year)
 * The mission & values of Soccer in the Sand
 * Different sponsors

Bibliography

https://www.soccerinthesand.com/ https://www.seasideor.com/event/soccer-in-the-sand-2/ https://www.soccerinthesand.com/nationwide-beach-soccer-series/seaside-oregon

https://www.soccerinthesand.com/nationwide-beach-soccer-series/grand-haven-michigan

https://www.michigan.org/event/soccer-sand

http://erijams.com/soccer-sand-bounces-back-erie/