athletic director
A.D.ministration: Getting more from professional experiences
With the NIAAA Leadership Training Courses, state and national conferences, professional magazines, online sites and books, there are more professional-development resources today for athletic administrators than at any time. For every athletic direc...
Why athletic directors must embrace technology
It’s not likely you have ever heard of an athletic director with a relaxed, laid-back job. Athletic directors wear numerous hats — logistics, personnel decisions, scheduling, solving the occasional unforeseen crisis. Amid it all, they are respons...
University of Illinois fires A.D. Mike Thomas
The University of Illinois announced today it has parted ways with Athletic Director Mike Thomas following an external review of abuse allegations within the football and women's basketball programs. [caption id="attachment_14525" align="alignrigh...
Vision, purpose and values are crucial to athletic programs
After I graduated college, in a fit of reckless abandon that had nothing to do with my bachelor’s in history, I decided to become a coach. I was looking for something interesting, fun and not necessarily practical. My idea was always to be happy...
A.D.ministration: Improving your LinkedIn presence
Even though LinkedIn was created with corporate world professionals in mind, athletic administrators are beginning to use the site to network, exchange ideas and promote their programs. As Steffen Parker wrote in an article for the National Federatio...
A.D.ministration: 7 tips for supporting every single sport
Athletic administrators have countless responsibilities, duties and tasks associated with their position. A normal day is often hectic and there is never enough time to do everything that you should or want to do. Therefore, it would be very easy for...
Take advantage of professional development courses
Athletic directors across the country feel overworked, overwhelmed and totally maxed out the majority of the time. This is simply what most athletic directors face day-to-day and week-to-week with increasing expectations, responsibilities and things ...
Massachusetts high school investigating athletic program
A Massachusetts high school plans to investigate its sports program after the outgoing athletic director made claims of discrimination and misuse of funds within the department. Wayland High School, nearly 20 miles west of Boston, will look into...
