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Balancing Budgets: How Does Your Athletic Department Compare
Fundraising Facts One of the most glaring athletic-director needs coming out of this survey is finding more time for fundraising efforts. A total of 85.8% of athletic directors say some of their athletic-department spending is met through fundrais...
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Expanding the summer ‘dead period’ makes sense
Most states across the country have a specified dead period in the summer when high school student-athletes are not allowed any contact with their coaches, nor are they allowed to utilize school facilities. The intention is to give athletes a muc...
How micromanagement hurts athletic directors
While you may not be able to precisely define it, most understand the feeling of being micromanaged. It creates a difficult work environment. Micromanagement is a disruptive and counterproductive management style that negates creativity, initiativ...
Balancing the athletic director job with family
Our position as athletic director is extremely time-intensive, demanding and unforgiving. It's not uncommon to have contests scheduled every day of the week, some during the evening in either the stadium or gym, and even some on Saturdays. Our one...
Ten business truisms that apply to sports, coaching
We should always try to learn and get better. I’m always scouring the internet for anything that makes me a better coach, and I once read an article about business truism that can improve your life. I discovered that many of those principles apply...
Handling frustration in the athletic administrator position
As an A.D., one of the first things you are going to realize is that life can be frustrating but that you don’t have to enjoy those occasions as long as you understand the dynamics behind them. That being said, you need to develop an approach for d...
Using social media to generate team revenue
After a successful season by the Texas Christian University women's volleyball team, players and coaches learned something. The Horned Frogs achieved numerous team records, including its first-ever NCAA bid. After winning its first-round match, TC...
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