Educational AD Podcast

This weeks FLASHBACK is last summer with the Great Jennifer Ritch of the Washoe County School District in Nevada.  Jennifer is a leader in her state and nationally and here she shares her story + Best Practices.  Take another listen on this FLASHBACK episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

It's back to North Carolina as we sit down with Ericia Turner, CMAA who heads the Charlotte - Mecklenburg School District's Athletic Department.  Ericia is a long time coach and administrator and today she shares her story along with some true BEST PRACTICES on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

Today we visit with Martin Davis , a long time Coach and Writer who has a new book out called 30 Days with America's High School Coaches .  Martin interviewed coaches from across the country and shares their stories of inspiration, heart ache, and victory and here he gives us a peak into the Deep Dive he has taken into the lives of some truly impactful leaders.   THIS is The Educational...

Dr. Patty Raube-Keller who heads Boston College's Graduate Program in Sports Administration shares her heart and expertise on the topic of Suicide Prevention and Awareness.  This is a a must listen episode on a serious and unfortunately growing trend and Dr. Raube-Keller shares some Best Practices for all of us starting with "having the conversation" with the young people we work with!  ...

Today on The Mentoring Minute, Dan Comeau, CMAA shares some Best Practices about "Curb Appeal" for Athletic Directors.  Dan's career wisdom has been heard on the podcast these past months and now each of his Mentoring Minutes has been collected and put into a book called, The Athletic Director's Mentoring Minute - What you Need to Know as a High School AD.  Coming VERY soon on Amazon! &n...

Today we go back to Ohio and visit with a "Friend of the Show," Brandon Spaeth who is a Certified Athletic Administrator and also the Assistant AD at Roger Bacon High School in Cincinnati.  Brandon is a graduate of the prestigious University of Cincinnati Athletic Administration Program and today he shares his story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

On this week's Flashback, as we head into the annual FIAAA State Conference, we roll out our VERY FIRST episode where we interviewed Rocky Gillis, CAA who is the Broward County (FL) District Athletic Director.  When we did this interview, Rocky was just assuming the role of President ELECT and was already planning the 2021 Conference!  He also shares some Best Practices on this FLASHBACK...

We're back out to California to sit down with Kelly Oberle, the founder of Access Human Potential.  Kelly has a great background in sports as a player and as coach and now shares her wisdom working with corporate & athletic organizations to help build resilience, increase emotional intelligence & enhance performance for teams, individuals & coaches.  Kelly shares her own stor...

Today the Podcast heads to Nebraska where we visit with Bill Eckstrom, the World's foremost authority on Metric Based Performance and Growth.  Ecsell Sports works with Business Leaders, Administrators, AD's and Coaches because he's not just passionate about growth and performance, but truly obsessed.  Bill shares his story and how Ecsell can help YOU as an AD help your coaches do their v...

Today on Wednesday Wisdom we sit down with the GREAT Kandice Mitchell, CMAA.  Kandice is a long time AD and Coach who is still very active at the National Level - serving as the Lead Instructor for LTC 716 - Partnering with Parents - but today she joins us as the Director of Development for USA Football and talks about the recent tryouts for the Women's National Tackle Football Team that will...

Today on The MENTORING MINUTE, Dan Comeau talks about Mental Health and how it impacts our role as Athletic Directors.  We also want to let you know that Dan's Mentoring Minute segments have been collected and put into a book - THE MENTORING MINUTE - which will be coming out on Amazon soon!  This is going to be a valuable "Tool" for your AD Toolbox so look for in the coming weeks!

Today we sit down with a real Legend, Anna Maria Lopez from Portland's St. Mary’s Academy. Between 1974 and 1978, Lopez was the dominant female prep athlete in the state, some might say dominant athlete period. She was all state in Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball and also won the state discus championship…. Twice. Not surprisingly, she was named Oregon Prep Athlete of the Year as a senior. At...

She's BACK!  Jessica Upchurch is back with WHAT'S UP with Upchurch on the Educational AD Podcast!  Jessica is a Certified Athletic Administrator and a long time Florida AD who now works for Hometown Ticketing and today she shares some more cool ways that HomeTown Ticketing can help AD's do their job batter!  THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast stops in Louisiana for just the second time as we visit with Ben DiPalma who is the AD at Catholic HS in Baton Rouge.  Ben took a non traditional path as he first earned his Law Degree and was a practicing lawyer before feeling the tug of athletics.  Ben became a Coach and the Assistant AD at Catholic for 5 years before becoming the AD this year and he shares his story, plus...

Today we're heading to Tampa to visit with Kevin Hickinbotham, CAA who coaches and serves as the Assistant AD at Cambridge Christian School.  Kevin is a long time professional in Educational Athletics and today he shares his story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

Today on Wednesday Wisdom we have 2X Olympian Lina Taylor sharing tips that have made her one of the most sought after speakers in the country.  Lina is the Founder of Close the Gap Leadership and she also hosts the very popular Next Level Tips Podcast!  This is WEDNESDAY WISDOM on The Educational AD Podcast! 

Dan Comeau is a Certified Master Athletic Administrator and he's back with another great episode of the Mentoring Minute and this time the topic is Coaches Meetings - both at the start of the year and throughout the year! Dan presents these nuggets every week so check out the Mentoring Minute with Dan Comeau.  Keep on Leading!

Today's episode has an Athletic Director AND a Podcast Host all in one!  We visit with Zack Shank who is the AD at Neuse Christian Academy in Raleigh, NC and he also hosts the very popular Winning Way Podcast!  Zach started out as an AD very early in his career and today he shares his story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast! 

We're going back almost one year ago to our visit with Bobbi Moran, the Athletic Director at Kent Place School in New Jersey.  Bobbi shared her story which includes an impressive coaching record along with being a National Leader in promoting girls sports!  Bobbi also does a great job with all of the teams and programs at Kent Place so sit back and enjoy this week's FLASHBACK visit with...

The Podcast stays right here in Florida as we sit down with Lisa Montgomery of West Orange High School in Winter Garden.  Lisa is a Certified MASTER Athletic Administrator and she has an incredible background as a high school and college student athlete before becoming a successful coach and then Athletic Director.  Lisa shares her story along with some Best Practices for AD's and Leader...

Today on Team Building Tips we visit with FINALFORMS Founder and CEO, Clay Burnett who takes us on a tour of FinalForms and all the things it can do for an Athletic Director.  FinalForms is the Industry Leader in Athletic Forms and Registration but it is so much more!  The FinalForms Team is comprised of former AD's who know exactly what you need to help manage information for Students,...

Wednesday Wisdom is back with the great Suzanne Vick of Tacoma's Curtis High School.  Suzanne's school has had another great year with multiple STATE Championships and today she shares the story of the "Impact" that a great coach has had on the students, teams, and community!  This is a must hear for AD's and Leaders on how to be an impactful coach for your school!  THIS is Wednesda...

Today's Mentoring Minute has Dan Comeau sharing tips on how to better schedule facilities, especially during the summer months, to ensure teams and athletes have adequate practice time.  Dan is a long time AD here in Florida and he remains very active in the FIAAA and NIAAA through mentoring initiatives.  He also shares his wisdom every Tuesday on the Educational AD Podcast with Dan Come...

We're taking another International trip - this time to Seoul South Korea where we visit with Emily Daniels of the Seoul Foreign School.  Emily is a Registered International Athletic Administrator and also an aspiring AD who has a tremendous background as a high school and college coach and today she shares her story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

This Saturday go all the way back to Season #1 and our visit with the GREAT Don Bales.  Don is a long time high school AD who now leads the NIAAA's Professional Development Academy. Don shares his story along with some Best Practices on our Flashback Saturday on The Educational AD Podcast!