communication

September 16, 2014

Communication 101 for the athletic director

Is there a more important skill for an athletic director to possess than the ability to communicate effectively? We're often judged, whether fairly or unfairly, on our proficiency to inform, explain, persuade or promote our program either verbally or...


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September 8, 2014

Techniques to get your athletes talking

* This is the first of a two-part feature on athlete communication. Part two can be found here. Frustrated because your athletes are not more vocal during competition and practices? Seems like many of them can chat for hours on their cell phone...


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Effective Communication Strategies for Athletic Directors

David Hoch, a retired athletic administrator with 16 years of experience, breaks down effective communication strategies to help athletic directors reach their constituents....


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The Importance of Communication

Sponsored By: The Importance of Communication Kevin Flegner, activities director at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), emphasizes the importance of open communication and keeping everyone in the program working collectively toward maki...


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Ways to Open Communication With Parents

Sponsored By:Ways to Open Communication With ParentsSt. Anthony Village (Minneapolis, Minn.) football coach and dean of students Todd Niklaus believes in honest and open communication with parents, and tells us ways in which he goes about keeping tho...


August 22, 2012

Scott Asher: Communication Is Key With Athletes

  Scott Asher, Girls Soccer While communicating with the parents of high school athletes is the job of every high school coach, Scott Asher doesn’t believe it should get in the way of developing his players and the girls soccer p...