Category: Athletic Administration »

March 2, 2015

Motivating players with the missile analogy

Competitiveness is the most powerful weapon you can have in your team's arsenal. And a big part of your responsibility as a coach is to teach your athletes what it means to compete and to help bring out the competitor inside of them. As with most...


February 23, 2015

The Value of Supporting Your Athletes

Dr. David Hoch, CMAA, discusses how athletic administrators can overcome the challenges of having to be everywhere at once, supporting all of their programs equally....


February 23, 2015

A.D.ministration: Hazing continues to be a problem

With all the articles, position statements and presentations that have been produced over the years, one might think that hazing has been thoroughly addressed. For a long time, we heard very little about it. This fall, however, high school footbal...


February 19, 2015

Common Interview Process Mistakes

Kevin Bryant, CMAA, Thrive Athletic Consulting, talks about common mistakes athletic directors make during the hiring process of a new coach....


February 16, 2015

Hiring Community Coaches

Dr. David Hoch, CMAA, talks about considerations athletic directors must have when hiring coaches that aren't teachers....


February 12, 2015

Suggestions for Non-Teacher Coaches

Kevin Bryant, CMAA, Thrive Athletic Consulting, talks about the challenges with non-teacher coaches in our athletic programs....


January 30, 2015

Chicago area school lowering fees to increase athletic participation

More athletic programs are turning to participation fees to recapture funds lost through their depleted budgets, but it’s a delicate balance. Raise fees, you lose participation. Eliminate fees, and schools could be forced to cut sports. Munde...


January 20, 2015

Between the Lines: Finding the good amidst the bad

[caption id="attachment_17245" align="alignleft" width="110"] Kevin Hoffman[/caption] High school sports are not in a bad place, but taking in the news over the last few months might have you fooled — concussions, hazing, drug use, coach miscond...