The Globetrottin' ADs

Back from a short spring break, the Globetrottin’ ADs welcome good friends Ric and Kirby to talk about the impact of the invasion on their schools. This is an episode that transcends the normal athletics in international schools theme of the podcast and is absolutely of interest to anyone interested in some of the finer details of the invasion, especially those involved in international education....

Can international schools have both inclusive and competitive programs? The guests in this weeks episode think so and that is exactly the topic of their section for the new international NIAAA course. Nick and Matt welcome Todd Parham (Activities Director - American Community School - Amman, Jordan), Chris Bishop (Athletic Director - American School of The Hague) and Mike DeNeef (Activities and At...

Recorded back on March 1st, Nick and Matt are once again joined by other Athletic Directors as they dive back into their series on the new NIAAA course LTC910. This episode is on Homestays versus Hotelstays and joining the podcast are the three authors of this section; Sharon Leung the Athletic Director at Hong Kong International School and Catherine 'Kathy' Tanco-Ong the Director for Student Acti...

Lee Rosky, the Athletic Director from The International School Brussels joins Nick and Matt for a unique and interesting episode of the Globetrottin’ ADs sponsored by Kukri Sports and Coach Evaluator. Lee is a Canadian who has lived and worked in a few countries over the years but has called Brussels Belgium home for almost 10 years. After hearing a bit about Lee, the conversation turns to high sc...

The international school athletic community should all listen to this episode with Jen Brooks! Jen is a trailblazer for female athletic directors in the United States and with her recently founded community she will be an important figure for current and future athletic directors around the world. To start the episode off Jen shares with Nick and Matt a bit about her background as a university ath...

This week Matt and Nick welcome Jake von Scherrer who is a retired Athletic Director from Florida. Jake is also the host of the Educational AD podcast and author of a book called “The Athletic Director's Toolbox” After interviewing so many ADs for his podcast Jake gets to talk about his background and how he got to be an Athletic Director. Jake is certainly staying busy after retirement with his p...

Nick and Matt are honored to have a multiple #1 New York Times bestselling author joining them. Nathan Whitaker was a two sport college athlete who became a lawyer and worked in football administration for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, even winning a Super Bowl ring. Now as a full time speaker and author Nathan has had 11 books on the bestseller list and has started to work wi...

The Globetrottin’ Athletes Network is the topic of this long overdue episode from Nick and Matt. The guys are joined by their GAN board members Chris Mott and Dave Horner as they highlight the unique aspects of their student network. Chris outlines some of the main areas of the network as well as how it helps students reach outside their school walls and have a place to publish content. Who it's f...

The GTADs missed their by-weekly episode but for good reason... the NIAAA & NFHS National Conference in Denver Colorado. The guys taught classes, led and moderated workshops and had committee meetings to prepare for but during the conference Nick and Matt got some time to sit down with some good friends to record a very different type of episode.  Joining Nick and Matt are Dave Horner (IC...

In this episode of the Globetrottin’ ADs podcast Nick and Matt are joined by Michelize van Heerden who is currently an athletic office intern at the Frankfurt International School. Mich is a product of an international school and is in an athletic management program at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. After getting to know a bit more about her background Mich shares some of the great...

With the fall season wrapping up in Europe Matt and Nick, and a few students, reflect on an unusual but positive season. For most schools in Europe there was inter country if not international competition however, it was still filled with uncertainty. In Austria and Hungary as numbers are on the rise there have been some recent cancellations however, AIS Vienna was still able to travel to Germany...

In this episode Nick and Matt jump back into their series about the new NIAAA course LTC910. This time the focus is on our most valuable resource - Coaches! Finding, retaining and education coaches are the three sections of the course and this podcast. Joining the podcast are the authors; Turner Neal the Director of Athletics at Concordia Int. School Shanghai and Chris Mott the Athletics Director...

Nick and Matt are joined by Chris McCallum, an experienced international school teacher and coach who had developed his own leadership program. Truth Based Athletics is for anyone who wants more for and from their students and as Athletic Directors and Coaches that is often at the top of our wish lists. Through his own struggles of consistently trying to deliver a positive athletics experience in...

Nick and Matt are once again joined by other Athletic Directors as they dive into the second of six parts of the new NIAAA course LTC910 "Managing Increased Workload" has been a main concern for Athletic Directors for years before the pandemic hit. Do ADs get asked to do more and more because of our special skill set or our inability to say no? We talk about that question and many more as we dive...

For the first time this season Nick and Matt are joined by other Athletic Directors as they dive into the first of six parts of the new NIAAA course LTC910 Dealing with unexpected events is something that an Athletic Director needs to be prepared for as much as possible. Whether it is political unrest, natural disasters or a disease outbreak some has already seen it and managed through the event a...

In the spring of 2021 the second International AD 'State of the Industry" survey was sent out and over 100 International School Athletic Directors took part. In this episode of the Globetrottin' ADs that survey is explained and analyzed all while Nick and Matt are sitting together in center field of Vienna's "Spenadlwiese". The surveys main objective was to hear what ADs around the world are conce...

Sit back and relax with Nick and Matt as they kick off season 3 of the Globetrottin'ADs Podcast! For this short season kick off Nick and Matt actually are together in Vienna for this recording. Sitting in a beautiful garden with a few cold beers is the perfect place to reflect on summer and look ahead to whats in store this season. Not only do they talk about some future episodes but also what the...

Nick and Matt try something new for their last episode of their second season as they recorded this podcast as a live stream on Facebook and YouTube. You can watch the video recording of this episode with the links below. The season final is not only a look back on the episodes this season and the school year in general but also a glimpse forward into an uncertain future. Depending on where you we...

In this episode of the Globetrottin’ ADs, Nick and Matt welcome international school alumni Anna Chanduvi. Anna was a three sport athlete in high school who has gone on to be a trailblazer in the world of sports business. Anna played basketball while at university in Great Britain but also interned with the NBA which got her started in the world of sports business. Her next job saw her traveling a...

Nick and Matt are joined by 5 guests in this episode of the Globetrottin’ ADs. Yes FIVE and 4 of which are students from the Female Athletic Development Team at the International School of Manilla in the Philippines. The founder and leader of the team is teacher, Cassandra Till and she has organized an online conference about female athlete development and how we can educate, empower and inspire a...

On this episode of the Globetrottin’ ADs Nick and Matt visit with Wallace Ting and talk about his path into the world of education, Global Take and more. Dr. Wallace Ting is an experienced teacher, Principal and School Director who has worked in the United States, Colombia, Guatemala, and Nigeria. More recently Wallace is a Co-Founder of School Rubric. If you listen and follow the Globetrottin’ AD...

A brand new topic for Nick and Matt in this episode of the Globetrottin’ ADs as they talk with David Hughes from AIS Bucharest about the UNs Sports for Climate Action Framework. The UNs sports initiative is actually not a new one but has not made a tremendous impact in the world of sports yet. The guys talk about what it exactly is, how David and AIS Bucharest became interested in it and what they...

Matt and Nick join, yes join, The Winning Way podcast on this Globetrottin’ ADs episode. Zach Shank and Tommy Brown are two private school Athletic Directors in the US and recently started a podcast called The Winning Way. A few weeks ago Matt and Nick joined them as guests on their podcast to talk about international school athletics plus life overseas and the bulk of this episode is that intervi...

Farida Osman is an Egyptian & African Record Holder, 2x Olympian, 2x world bronze medalist, NCAA champion and ISST record holder. Even more importantly, she is a role model for female athletes around the world. In this episode Farida talks about her journey from a youth swimmer in Egypt to competing on the world's stage. The conversation centers around Farida's time in high school as a student...

On this episode of the Globetrottin’ ADs we welcome a fantastic Athletic Director from the Philippines, Catherine Tanco-Ong. Kathy is on the NIAAA international committee with Nick and Matt and has also brought speakers over from the US for the annual EARCOS conference. After getting to know Kathy we talk about her role as a female in a male dominated profession. With International Women's Day on...