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May 2, 2013

Arrowhead Video: Flegner: Today’s Economy

Sponsored By:Overcoming The Challenges Of Today’s EconomyKevin Flegner, activities director at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), gives his perspective as an A.D. in a struggling economy....


May 2, 2013

Teaching Selflessness Through Community Service

Sponsored By:Teaching Selflessness Through Community ServiceVista Murrieta High School (Murrieta, Calif.) head football coach Coley Candaele believes strongly in the school’s commitment to community service, and believes that this type of char...


May 2, 2013

A.D.ministration: Preparing a mobile emergency center

If you've been around athletics for a while, you know that emergencies occur — some small, and others of the larger variety. And, the key to dealing with unexpected occurrences is to be prepared for any and all unusual events. Can you plan for t...


April 3, 2013

Nominate A School In The Interscholastic Sports Program Of Excellence

Coach And Athletic Director this year will honor the nation’s most extraordinary athletic departments in the second annual Interscholastic Sports Program of Excellence.This project aims to recognize high school athletic programs that, through the ef...


April 3, 2013

Conducting interviews with prospective coaches

There is a coaching vacancy in your athletic department, and you have advertised the position and resumes have arrived. Now what? Certainly you need to conduct interviews but there are a whole host of considerations and decisions to be reached bef...


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March 14, 2013

Increasing athletic participation at your school

Five keys for encouraging non-athletes to take the jump into sports Healthy athletic departments always have strong support from the school's student body. You don't want an atmosphere at your school where athletics is separate from the academic s...


March 14, 2013

Transitioning from a club to high school coach

Coaches must understand the group dynamic within scholastic teams Imagine an individual with more than 20 years of club coaching experience wanting to take over a high school program. It seems like a perfect fit, which is what I thought. But after ...


March 14, 2013

The athletic budget balancing act

Deep cuts in high school sports means athletic directors must take new approaches to planning, fundraising and revenue opportunities When Jim Quatromoni joined Hull High School (Mass.) six years ago as athletic director, he inherited a $280,000 ...