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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...
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...
Maximizing Practice Time for the Wing-T Offensive Line
Offensive line coaches can borrow a phrase from high school English teachers as a guiding principle in the use of alliteration: Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents Poor Performance Pain.If the coachs goal is to maximize practice time, incre...
Select Team Coaches Vs. High School Coaches
Katy, bar the door this subject hits a raw nerve.Theres a cold war going on right now in amateur athletics. On one side are the high school coaches across the nation. The other side of the skirmish is comprised of the individuals who coach selec...
Drills for inbounding the basketball
Probably the most rewarding part of coaching basketball is breaking down the game to eliminate mistakes. The most successful coaches have the ability to see the little things that win or lose games. One of those simple "little things" has to be th...
Tip From The Trenches – More SNAPP Suggestions
Editor’s Note: This is the continuation of Ken Mannie’s August 2010 article appearing in the print edition of Coach & Athletic Director.More SNAPP Suggestions: Gaining and maintaining good, solid muscle weight can be a problem for som...
