athletic director
Win Prizes in Winning Hoops’ Bracket Showdown: 03-06-2014
The Winning Hoops Bracket Showdown is back for another year, offering readers an opportunity to compete against their fellow coaches for prizes.The NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed March 16, and participants have until the first game in the r...
Identifying the 5 types of conflicts in athletic programs
One of the many tasks of a high school athletic director is resolving conflict. Conflict is a natural by-product of managing people, and an effective athletic administrator must be able to respond to conflict and control it. Conflict seems to have...
Diffusing Situations With Hostile Parents
David Hoch, a retired athletic administrator with 16 years of experience, discusses methods for diffusing sticky situations with hostile parents. ...
Thinking About Adding Lacrosse at Your School
Rockford High School (Rockford, Mich.) girls lacrosse coach Mike Emery offers advice for athletic directors who are considering adding lacrosse to the school’s offerings. ...
The A.D. as the public relations practitioner
Many corporations and large organizations have an individual who serves as the public relations point person. And celebrities often have their own publicists. In both of these examples, this individual’s purpose is promote the positive aspects and ...
Blue Heaven
When Brady Hoke returned to Ann Arbor, 30 years after accepting his first coaching job at a small Indiana high school, it was the crowning achievement of an already polished career. Hoke hadn't yet spent one day on the sidelines or organized his firs...
