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November 21, 2012

Cal AD Issues Letter After Firing Football Coach

Bay Area News Grouphttp://www.mercurynews.com/cal-bears/ci_22034564/cal-athletic-director-sandy-barbours-letter-season-ticketCal athletic director Sandy Barbour sent the following letter to donors and football season-ticket holders explaining the dec...


November 21, 2012

Cal AD Issues Letter After Firing Football Coach

Bay Area News Grouphttp://www.mercurynews.com/cal-bears/ci_22034564/cal-athletic-director-sandy-barbours-letter-season-ticketCal athletic director Sandy Barbour sent the following letter to donors and football season-ticket holders explaining the dec...


November 1, 2012

Detroit Mercy A.D. Resigns Abruptly

Detroit Free Press, Perry A. Farrell http://www.freep.com/article/20121031/SPORTS08/121031064/keri-gaither-resigns-university-of-detroit-mercy University of Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Keri Gaither resigned abruptly today. Her resi...


October 17, 2012

Building a better athlete at Muskego High School

It’s early Monday morning and Mike Nitka sits patiently in his dimly lit office at Muskego High School (Wisconsin), waiting for his freshman human performance class to crowd the adjoining locker room. [caption id="attachment_25814" align="alignr...


October 9, 2012

Building and sustaining an elite athletic program

An elite program is one that has a legitimate chance to compete for and win championships on a regular basis. It's a high-level program that almost always has highly-talented athletes, great coaching, a solid talent pipeline, strong tradition, an avi...


October 6, 2012

A Small School’s Project Is BIG For The Community

A $2 million outdoor facilities renovation has moved Sauk Centre out of the past There is an enduring image of Roger Bannister breaking the string at the finish line on a dirt track while completing the first recorded mile in less than four minutes....


October 6, 2012

Starting from scratch

Ohio's Streetsboro High School wins community, board support to renovate 'deplorable' facilities If your football stadium includes a grass field and sturdy field goal posts, it's already miles ahead of Streetsboro High School's facility one year ago...


October 5, 2012

Take advantage of professional development for coaches

Money is tight, so make the most of free available offerings Athletic directors across the country feel overworked, overwhelmed and totally maxed out the majority of the time. This is simply what most athletic directors face day-to-day and week-to-w...


October 2, 2012

Renovating to catch up to growth

Deer Creek High School (Okla.) keeps adding students ... and now has incredible athletic facilities to house them Approaching Deer Creek High School (Edmond, Okla.) from the east, you travel down a mostly nondescript two-lane road, which intersects ...


September 26, 2012

Adjusting your philosophy to combat sports parents

Eight areas to focus your time to avoid conflict The athletic director's phone rings, sending a Pavlovian shiver down the spine. The scenario is familiar, as experience indicates the caller may be an aggrieved parent about to deliver conflict. Today...