Should Athletic Directors Be Organised And Proactive

level, some of these responsibilities may be delegated but the athletic director will still oversee

The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which is only 45 minutes from Detroit, is a public higher learning institution that was founded in 1817. The University of Michigan is considered to be one of the best colleges in the country.

Overall, I would say that my career goal of becoming a high school athletic director has not changed. I very much enjoyed the tasks and environment of working in an athletic department. The only downside that I observed were the long hours due to having to be present both at all home athletic events, and in the athletic office during the school day. Other than that one downside, I think that I would really enjoy being a high school athletic director. This job would allow me to fulfill my desires of changing the lives of young athletes and promoting the importance of education.

What are the differences in athletic administration between interscholastic and recreational sport programs? What is the importance of having a mission statement in any sport program?

I think that in order to be a successful athletic director, one needs to keep the functional areas of sport management in mind. These four areas include: planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating (Masteralexis, Barr, & Hums, 2015). The first aspect of planning is something that athletic directors’ need to be very good at doing. An athletic director needs to have both short and long term goals. If I were to become an athletic director, I would want to make sure all of the student athletes received the proper tools to succeed both on and off the court. I would make sure each student athlete, scholarship and non-scholarship, had a tutor available to them at all times. I know that the University of Florida allows each athlete to have a tutor, however, it is optional. The reason that it is optional is because it is something that is enforced by the coaches. Therefore, I would make it a university athletic department policy that all coaches must force their student athletes to use a tutor. I would want to make sure each athlete used their tutor to their advantage so they could be aware of what was going on in the classroom. This would also allow students to not be stressed about their studies, and that way they have a proper balance between their sport and education. It is a huge goal of the NCAA for their students to have a proper balance in life, therefore I think through this plan I could implement that balance. In order to make this possible

Title IX encompasses many of the aspects of athletics that both coaches and administrators deal with on a consistent basis. In the law review discussed, the perspective on the effectiveness and utilization of Title IX were presented. The amount of different perspectives and outlooks on Title IX cannot be understated. What is important as a coach or administrator going forward is that the more knowledge attained regarding Title IX, the better. A deep understanding of how to remain Title IX compliant and educate others on this issue is very important. Title IX may be controversial, however its relevance for those involved with athletics cannot be ignored, and the policies and procedures provided in this analysis should provide recommendations that will allow for a proactive Title IX approach for organizations moving

You are the athletic director of a budding high school. Currently there is a six and a half foot junior with incredible athletic ability, earning national recognition. Weekly you are receiving phone calls from newspaper and television reporters, as well as fielding questions from college coaches and community sponsors. You see the potential in this student, and it leads to recognition, acclaim, and possibly future financial gain. There is, however, one small problem; the student-athlete is currently failing three of six classes for the semester. As it stands, if the school year finishes without change in the grades, your future of fame and fortune will be ineligible for the senior season.

I have been helping coach high school athletics for a few years. These leadership positions have enabled me to develop communication skills, gain responsibility, improve on my management skills and build relationships with other leaders in the field of sports. My future career goals include obtaining a job as a head coach or athletic director in some field of sports. I know I will need good communication and negotiating skills and I need to understand that gender sometimes plays a role in leadership positions. Leadership is defined as a person who guides or directs a group. Successful leaders are confident and responsible. They are able to problem-solve and discover new talents in those they lead.

During the semester there were various skills and tips that I was able to pick up that will help me pursue my career to becoming an athletic director. When researching an athletics director job description for the first paper I found out that networking is one of the keys to having a successful career. Networking can help establish a personal level basis with people that could potentially help with getting your foot in the door with any sport organization. Along with the straightforward benefit for being able to network I also learned that networking helps with communication. The research paper also taught me that a hard work ethic along with a degree are keys to becoming a successful athletic director. I learned that there is a lot of time

There are a few hurdles at Rockford Jefferson that hinder the development of a risk management plan. First, there does not seem to be time. This was also the answer many athletic directors in Minnesota gave when asked why they didn’t implement a plan at their schools (Bezdicek, 2009, p. 39). From my perspective as a coach who taught at another building, I had little time before practice to meet with the athletic director. The athletic director also had many responsibilities. The enrollment at Rockford Jefferson is around 1,600. The athletic director was also an assistant principal and dealt with many of the discipline issues. The district also took away his secretary my second year there. He legitimately did not have time to add to or modify his risk management plan.

Dependability is essential to success of the Athletic Department. Directing under difficult circumstances, such as during budget cuts, becomes even more complicated if the Athletic Director is not seen as consistent in the staff’s eyes. Weight & Cooper (2011), At Division I institutions, the main sharing points were based on the fairness of revenue creation and fan appeal while the other divisions more commonly used equality principles as their primary methods of resource distribution. During the time of budget cuts information will continuously change. As an Athletic Director, part of your responsibility is to consistently communicate those changing messages to your staff as well as the employees in the department and help them interpret what

“To this day, after being in this business … the best day on a college campus is graduation, When I see kids I had a relationship with … graduating, you feel like you had a part in that.” David Williams, Athletic Director of Vanderbilt Athletics. Being around sports my whole life and now currently coaching a basketball team, I have encountered a few athletic directors and their supporting cast, which in a high school, it’s the principal and the administration staff. In some circumstance, especially from most coaches’ point of view, it is always about the result of the team and how good the players are. For some athletic directors, it is the same, but at the school I coach, it is also about

Borland, J. F., Kane, G. M., & Burton, L. J. (n.d.). Sport leadership in the 21st century.

Looking back at my experience in Sports Management 337: International Sport Business it was a successful experience, and I grew a lot from it. The immersive experience the class provided was truly unique and one that I have never encountered it in any of the other classes I have taken during my Texas A&M career. The strongest point of the class was that it didn’t solely rely on a book to provide information, but instead incorporated outside primary source documents and videos and various forms of media in which to present the material. Another strength of the class was the freedom afforded to the students to finish the class in their own time and only giving a few hard deadlines that quizzes and projects had to be turned in by. The class, however had its drawbacks mainly within the projects assigned and technology utilized in their making.

Planning and managing a sport venue during any event can be challenging even to the most seasoned facility managers. There are many factors that a facility manager must consider in order to ensure the event is a success. Success of an event can be measured in many ways across a wide array of topics; two of which are crowd management and alcohol management. Having a solid plan and operational controls in place for both can lead to a fun and safe environment for all parties involved with any event.