Articles
Leading with Courage in Today’s Sport Culture
When we think of leaders, we might be tempted to think of Tom Brady or Vince Lombardi and they are great leaders! In today's society it seems that leadership and courage in many instances are put under intense scrutiny. In leadership doing the right thing is not...
Effectively Diffusing Inappropriate Fan Behavior
As an athletic leader dealing with inappropriate behavior can make your stomach tighten into knots and make you question why am I doing this? If there’s poor fan behavior at your events you, whether it directly involves you or not, you may feel like you've lost...
Pre-Thanksgiving Prep, 12 Practical Ways to Practice Gratitude
12 Practical Ways to Practice Gratitude Gratitude isn’t a common habit, but without gratitude, life is more challenging than it needs to be. Feeling grateful resets your perspective, and this is a gift you can give yourself each day. If you find yourself feeling...
The Motivation Formula; Boosting your Team’s Motivation
A Foolproof Formula for Boosting Your Team’s Motivation As a leader, your job will be easier if you know how to motivate your team. Coaches who care about their work will be more resilient, innovative, and productive. However, you may have a long way to go. According...
10 Critical Competencies of Great Athletic Administrators
Great athletic leaders share many common traits. Though criteria for leadership can vary, the majority of effective leaders exemplify certain skills. By focusing on developing these same skills, you can take your leadership abilities as an athletic administrator to...
How to Use Social Media to Find an Athletic Director Position
Social media has emerged as a dynamic platform to brand and market your skills as an athletic administrator. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and more seem to be utilized everywhere and in new ways to brand and market yourself. In social media platforms like...
Every Failure is an Opportunity for Growth
As an athletic administrator our work provides us the opportunity to show the wide range and depth of our abilities. We usually get frustrated and discouraged when we fail to live up to our own expectations or that of our colleagues. However, we need recognize that...
8 Qualities That Support A Growth Mindset
Maximizing your growth mindset is a worthy pursuit. In fact, many people make development their primary purpose in life. But even if you just want to smooth up your rough edges, having an effective growth mindset for personal growth will make the process more...
Mentors Matter, The Importance of Finding a Mentor
Finding success is always difficult no matter what you try to accomplish. Success is much easier and faster with a mentor. Maybe you want the satisfaction of pursuing your dream alone. Or maybe you’re embarrassed to reach out to a potential mentor or don’t even know...
5 Signs our Athletic Directors have been Superheroes through the Pandemic
5 signs our NIAAA - National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Athlietc Administrators have been Superhero’s through the pandemic 1. Superhero Mindset-Being a Superhero is a Mindset! Instead of allowing the pandemic to drag us down, Athletic...
Using Strategic Situational Leadership Effectively
How can a cookie cutter leadership style meet the demands of an increasingly diverse society? Strategic Situational leadership offers a more flexible solution to you as an athletic administrator. Sociology textbooks can explain how various researchers have contributed...
How to Recover from your Leadership Mistakes
You deserve to enjoy the benefits that come with being a leader. But sometimes it's difficult to live up to the expectations of others, and the reality is that sometimes you'll make mistakes and it's ok to make mistakes. It's how you respond when you do make mistakes...
Borrow My Belief in YOU! Until You Believe in Yourself!
I did not become successful because I believed in myself, I borrowed the belief others had in me until I could believe in myself. I've had the opportunity to learn from many great people... I posted this on my Twitter account a few weeks back and it has resonated with...
No More Fees
Wouldn’t it be nice to sit back and watch your fundraising take care of itself? By capitalizing on the billion dollar music download business, that’s what we’re doing at Burnsville High School. We’ve created a Web site where people can purchase their favorite tunes, and each time they do, we get 20 percent of the download fee.
Selling The Passion
There’s nothing like the excitement surrounding a high school sporting event. Upgrading your fundraising efforts starts with conveying that passion—and explaining the market it can bring—to local businesses. Consider these statistics from a 2007 survey conducted by Turnkey Intelligence: Seventy-seven percent of people would be more likely to purchase from and support a company if it sponsored the local high school.
More Than a Score
As athletic administrators, we often tout the many benefits of participating in high school sports. From learning perseverance to leadership, the opportunities are plentiful. But how do we know if these life lessons are really being taught?
