{"id":7233,"date":"2019-09-25T09:55:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/?p=7233"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:28:32","slug":"the-field-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/the-field-general\/","title":{"rendered":"The field general"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While earning his undergraduate degree in business administration, budding entrepreneur Kenji Bahar \u201919 loaded up on as many management classes as he could take: Operations Management, Principals of Management and Organizational Behavior, Logistics and Supply Management, to name just a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-magazine-aside\">\n<header class=\"wp-block-magazine-aside-header aside-header\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"career-year\">Career Year<\/h2><\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-magazine-aside-body aside-body\">\n<p>Bahar is looking to top his 2018 stats, all personal bests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bignumber\">2,626<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>passing yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bignumber\">207<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>completions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bignumber\">139.6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>passing efficiency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bignumber\">20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>touchdowns<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>But the classroom isn\u2019t the sole source of training that makes Bahar an appealing prospect should he decide to enter the business world. He is also about to complete a five-year study through which he\u2019s gained more hands-on managerial experience than any internship could offer. Bahar is a college quarterback\u2014a really good one at that\u2014and when it comes to developing management skills, there may be no better training ground than standing behind center and assuming the role of field general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt some point, I\u2019d like to operate my own business,\u201d says Bahar,\na fifth-year senior who is now pursuing his Public Service Communication\nSpecialist certificate. \u201cI think my greatest strength is being an effective communicator.\nTo be a good leader, being personable, talking to people, and getting to know\nthem goes a long way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider these syllabus requirements of being a starting quarterback: Bahar has to manage relationships with the coaching staff, players, and media. He has to manage a medley of personalities on the field, manage successes and failures, and manage emotions. And he has to do all of that with an incredibly hectic schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expectations are high for both the Hawks and Bahar this year, and Bahar has also had to &nbsp;manage those under an intense spotlight. He was named the Big South Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and one of 40 Football Championship Subdivision players cited for the College Football Performance Awards Performer of the Year Watch List. Monmouth is looking to return to the playoffs, a goal that Bahar had a major hand in achieving in 2017.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of those preseason polls and watch lists don\u2019t mean anything,\u201d says Bahar. \u201cYou have to keep your focus on preparation and winning games. Our goal is to win games and win the conference championship. If you do that, other things may come as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A clear strength of Bahar\u2019s is his ability to slow things down in a hyper-paced environment. He is a master of managing his emotions, a skill that he\u2019s been developing since Pop Warner football. Bahar believes composure is essential to being an effective leader, and he credits Hawks\u2019 offensive coordinator Jeff Gallo with refining his innate talents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the quarterback, everyone is looking at you, so you have to showcase confidence and control, especially in the most stressful situations,\u201d says Bahar. \u201cI have a responsibility to my teammates to stay calm whether we\u2019re up by a lot or down by a lot. It\u2019s the only way you can lead and to help your teammates manage their own emotions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCoach Gallo recruited me out of high school [Calvert Hall in Maryland] and we\u2019ve built a great relationship. He\u2019s given me a lot of advice on how to be a better leader and a better man.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> He\u2019s also made him a better player. And so before Bahar posts his resume to LinkedIn, he has unfinished business on the gridiron. His goal is to play professionally, and his success leading the Monmouth offense has made him a legitimate prospect.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to work as hard as I can to play as long as I can,\u201d says Bahar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The future is bright with possibilities for Bahar. He\u2019ll soon bid farewell to the West Long Branch campus with a comprehensive education. And whether it\u2019s between the lines, behind a desk, or in the front office, one thing is certain for him: He\u2019ll manage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenji Bahar is perfecting his management skills in the classroom and on the gridiron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":7241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"image_focus":"","hide_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[94,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","category-play"],"thumbnail":"<img width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-200x300.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-7241 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-1120x1680.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-560x840.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-1536x2304.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-828x1242.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-360x540.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN-9x13.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/16-Kenji_Bahar_0001-MATT-FURMAN.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>","catString":"Athletics, Play","issue":"Fall 2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7233"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17986,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7233\/revisions\/17986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}