Hangin With The AD Podcast

SPECIAL EPISODE … Zach Reed, Georgia Tech & Paul Hogan, Clemson—Sports Performance during Covid 19 Zach Reed….Georgia Tech, Player Development Coach.  Zach works with the Yellow Jacket’s football and track & field programs.  He is in his 9th year working in the strength and conditioning program at Georgia Tech.  Zach has served as a high school coach at Kennesaw Mountain prior to coming to...

EPISODE # 4 ...Tonya Sebring  The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it. This is a statement I believe today’s guest Tonya Sebring would agree with. Tonya serves as the Director of Athletics for the Cherokee County School District in Ga. She has been a trailblazer from a young ag...

Special Edition: Amanda Waters, Carlsbad High School Athletic Director; Carlsbad, California 0:33 - AD Collaboration Idea...Where did it come from? 4:35 - Special Guests on the AD Collaboration 6:20 - Highlights from the AD Collaboration 7:55 - Virtual Banquets, Signings Days, and Other Virtual Events 11:06 - Where does this Virtual World take the Role of AD? 13:25 - What are you trying to do duri...

Episode # 3 … John Cohen Today you are truly in for a treat. Our guest today is John Cohan the Director of Athletics at Miss. State University. A true forward thinker, under Cohen’s watch, 34 teams have advanced to postseason play, including a school-record 13 during the 2018-19 athletic year and the top four Director's Cup finishes in school history have occurred in the last four years with...

SPECIAL EPISODE … Stephanie Blackwell, Athletic Director, Bixby (OK) High School 0:35 – Oklahoma State BOE Cancels School & Activities for the Remainder of 2019-20 school year 2:35 – Grading & Eligibility in terms of Digital Learning 4:31 - What the Decision Means for Summer Activities in Oklahoma 6:41 - Other Decisions Coming from the OSAAA 7:18 - Addressing the Mental Health of Athletes...

Episode # 2 … Tony Wolfe  Today’s guest is Tony Wolfe. Tony serves as the Director of Athletics at Buford High School in Buford, Ga. Tony brings a wealth of knowledge to his position following an extremely successful coaching career in football, baseball, and in his current role as the Wolves softball coach. A Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Famer, Coach Wolfe is a true servant leader who pours into h...

SPECIAL EPISODE … Jasper Jewell 2:14 - The Decision to Postpone the 2020 GADA Conference 5:18 - Potential Dates for Rescheduling the 2020 GADA Conference 7:07 - Possible Alternatives for the 2020 GADA Conference LTI classes 9:03 - Thoughts on the GHSA Decisions for the Remainder of the 2020 school year 11:35 - Thoughts on Spring Sports in Georgia based on the current state of the COVID-19 Coronavi...

Special Episode  … Scott Pederson Welcome to a special edition of the Hangin’ with the AD Podcast. In an attempt to bring some normalcy to a very abnormal time …today we sit down with the President and CEO of a great organization…Scott Pederson of Positive Athlete. Positive Athlete is a celebration of young Athletes who have overcome difficult circumstances, given back to their schools and communi...

EPISODE #1… Jasper Jewell  The only thing constant in life is change and there’s nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction. Our guest today, Jasper Jewell, has been a driver of positive change in his district for more than a decade. Jasper serves as the Director of Athletics for the Atlanta Public School System in Atlanta, Ga. After a distinguished career as a teacher and coach Ja...

Host Don Baker (Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District, GA) interviews co-host Josh Mathews (Athletic Director at Pope High School, GA) in the second of two "Getting to know your host" episodes.  Josh Mathews ...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA (East Cobb) since July 2012.  He attended Shorter College, where he played baseball from 1997-2001 recei...

Host Josh Mathews (Pope HS Athletic Director, GA) interviews co-host Don Baker (Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District, GA) in the first of two "Getting to know your host" episodes.  Don Baker .... Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. He attended Valdosta State University receiving a degree in Secondary Education in 2000. He earned a Ma...

Sit down with Pope High School (GA) Athletic Director Josh Mathews and Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District (GA) Don Baker as they discuss the origin and purpose of the Hangin' with the AD Podcast as well as upcoming guests that will be featured.