athletic department

Schools can afford impressive stadium displays if they get creative
Telling score might be the least impressive feature of scoreboards these days. If your stadium doesn’t have the ability to play back in-game highlights or update scores from throughout the conference, you might be behind the curve. An athletic a...

Graphics honor past, present athletes at Northwestern Oklahoma
Northwestern Oklahoma State University last year made a number of improvements to its weight room and football facilities, and now other teams want in on the action. Ryan Kaiser, associate director of athletics, said the university is upgrading it...

Proper Protocol for Solving Issues with Coaches
Dr. David Hoch, CMAA, talks about handling sensitive issues like firing and reprimanding coaches. ...

The trend of stadium sponsorships
The landscape at Brunswick High School (Ohio) would be vastly different without the sponsorships that are becoming more common in interscholastic sports, and not just on the playing field. When Athletic Director Pietro Demonte helped his departmen...

Finding the Best Coaching Candidates
Kevin Bryant, CMAA, Thrive Athletic Consulting, discusses how athletic directors should go about finding the best candidates for their vacant coaching positions....

How to Promote Your Program
Kevin Bryant, CMAA, Thrive Athletic Consulting, highlights the various opportunities athletic programs have in promoting their teams....

Herriot: Managing A High Volume Of Athletes
Sponsored By:Managing A High Volume Of AthletesChris Herriot, boys track coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about how his staff manages a high volume of athletes. The goal is to make sure every athlete on the team competes in ...

Overseeing A Major Facilities Renovation
Waterford High School (Conn.) is in the process of a $60 million new building overhaul with $3.5 million committed to the athletic facilities Taking part in a complete athletic-facility renovation is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a high sch...