athletic administration

niaaa
April 8, 2020

NIAAA offers free online workshops for athletic administrators

With the rest of the country attempting to carry on their everyday lives with web-based technology such as Zoom, athletic directors have the opportunity to work on professional development for free while working from home. The National Interschola...


transgender athletes in women's sports
March 30, 2020

US Justice Department weighs in on transgender athletes civil suit

A federal civil rights lawsuit aimed at blocking transgender athletes in the state of Connecticut from competing as the gender they identify as during varsity athletics has gotten the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice. Attorney General W...


Inscription COVID-19 on white background. World Health Organization WHO introduced new official name for Coronavirus disease named COVID-19
March 20, 2020

Dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic

The horrific COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic crisis, which has engulfed a good portion of the world, is also having a huge impact upon education and, obviously, athletic programs. Schools have closed in many states and this means putting the spri...


bloomsburg university volleyball
March 2, 2020

Lessons learned in adding a new sport

Bloomsburg University was faced with a serious problem — it had a need to increase sport offerings for the underrepresented women. Adding a new sport to an already crowded landscape, both within your institution and your conference, is not as easy...


February 19, 2020

Considerations for raising ticket prices

Finding enough money to effectively operate an athletic program is often a challenge for an athletic administrator. Budgets are commonly bare-boned, and this means that administrators have to look for additional sources for financial support. As one ...


2018 top stories
December 26, 2018

Coach & Athletic Director’s top stories of 2018

The year is coming to an end, and the Coach & Athletic Director team thought it would be a good idea to take a look back at some of 2018's biggest stories. To little surprise, some of the year's most-read articles revolved around parents beh...


sportsmanship
December 13, 2018

A.D.ministration: The evolving athletic director position

An athletic administrator’s day is filled with numerous tasks and responsibilities. This means scheduling games and buses, depositing gate receipts, interviewing prospective coaches, verifying eligibility reports and countless other details. There�...


empty stands high school sports
December 4, 2018

40 Under 40 Perspectives: Rejuvenating the atmosphere at your athletic events

[caption id="attachment_26495" align="alignleft" width="110"] Jackie Randall[/caption] The Elk Grove High School (Illinois) athletic department was faced with a serious problem — empty seats. The once proud athletic institution saw more and more ...