The Globetrottin' ADs

Matt and Nick are joined by Dave Horner and Chris Mott for a traditional post conference wrap up. This time the guy talk about the Student Athlete Leadership Conference which they organized on February 12th 2020. The conference focused on student led sessions with two keynote speakers. Watching either live or the recordings afterwards the conference had over one hundred international schools from...

The job descriptions of athletic directors around the world seem to keep expanding. Recently with the introduction of child protection regulations and even more so now with COVID management. In this episode Matt and Nick welcome two very close colleagues in Matt Yoder from QSI Bratislava and Andy Harrison from AIS Vienna. Andy, who is actually Nick boss, talks about the unique ‘Events Office’ situ...

Moving schools is a way of life for many international school teachers and in this episode we have two guests who had to navigate moving to different continents during a global pandemic. Nick and Matt are joined by Lachlan Macgregor who is the AD at Universal American School Kuwait and Craig Wislang who is the AD at the International School of Lausanne, Switzerland.  After getting to know Cra...

In the first episode of 2021 Nick and Matt welcome Jo Ito who is the AD at the Bush School in Seattle Washington. Jo is one of the rare people to start as an International School AD and then move to the United States. After Jo shares his story the guys talk about; work life balance, differences between international and US schools and the F.I.T. principal (frequency , intensity, training) When the...

Nick and Matt are live from the 2020 NIAAA and NFHS National Athletic Directors Conference… or as live as you can be for a virtual conference. This episode is full of clips that were taken from sessions from the conference or from conversations that happened during or after sessions. Nick and Matt will lead you through all of the sections of this episode that include reflections about the conferen...

In a first for the Globetrottin’ ADs, Nick and Matt are joined by two guests at the same time to have a discussion about virtual competitions. It is a first because this is the first episode where academic activities are discussed. Many ADs around the world are also Activity Directors and they have (unintentionally) neglected this side of the job thus far. Matt Lautenbach, the Athletics & Acti...

Having athletes excel in sports, business, and life is what all Athletic Directors and Coaches wish for their students and on this week's episode Nick and Matt are joined by someone who is the embodiment of that. Kieran Powell is an international cricketer who has played for the Nevisian senior national team since he was 13 before going on to play for the West Indies. He is still an active player...

In this episode Matt and Nick are joined by Mike DeNeef who is the AD at AIS Dhaka in Bangladesh. AISD is a part of the SAISA League which is made up of eleven schools in the South Asia region, all of which are having a very different start to the school year than European schools.  Mike talks about his way into the AD role, his job at AISD and how it has changed while they are on distance le...

Seasons are changing in Europe as Nick and Matt talk about their ongoing fall seasons, their upcoming winter seasons and then the Student Led Conference. AIS Budapest has all of their normal teams this season but they are not allowed to compete while at AIS Vienna some local games are happening but without season ending tournaments. As Matt and Nick talk about their experiences this season, we als...

Matt and Nick stay across the pond in episode 5 as they welcome Dan Schuster who is the Director of Educational Services for the NFHS. The National Federation of State High School Associations is the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine and performing arts programs in the United States. NFHS is also the leader in online education for the interscholastic community...

In this episode of the Globetrottin’ ADs Matt and Nick are joined by Bruce Whitehead of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). Among many other things Bruce was the Executive Director of the NIAAA from 2004 until 2016, was inducted into the NIAAA Hall of Fame in 2018, has an annual NIAAA award named after him and is currently the head of the International Ad-Hoc...

In this unique episode the Globetrottin’ ADs are joined by the guys from Beyond The Bench and The Off Duty ADs for a podcast that will be aired on all three of their platforms simultaneously. The Off Duty ADs and Beyond the Bench are both podcasts based in the United States which are also for High School Athletic Directors. They were the prototype for Nick and Matt when they ventured into the podc...

With international schools back in session in most European countries the Globetrottin’ ADs talk about what that looks like for them and how their mindset is allowing them to look at the positives it brings.  Matt and Nick are joined by Dave Horner from IS Belgrade and first time guest David Hughes from AIS Bucharest. While the four countries represented in the episode are all neighboring eac...

In their first episode after a summer break Matt and Nick look back and reflect on season one and kick off their partnership with School Rubric . After introducing School Rubric to their return listeners they give some hints at what episodes are coming up and invite listeners to submit topics or become guests. Then reflecting on season one Matt picked episode 20 with Greg Dale as his favorite whil...

Join Nick , Matt , Dave Horner and Chris Mott as they talk about the two day Summer Conference Series.  As they talk about the highs and lows of the conference, they feature some clips from the keynote speakers and give a short glimpse into what the future holds. Listen all the way to the end for a special treat that will put a smile on your faces. Visit the website for conference information...

Borders are open and Matt made his way to Vienna for a night! Nick and Matt are together on Canada Day in Beavers Brewing Company talking about the Summer Conference Series... and some other things. Don't forget to register at https://www.globetrottinads.com/home/summer-conference-series   And when you in Vienna you need to go to Beavers; https://www.beaverbrewing.at/ Cheers :)

In our 20th episode Nick and Matt are joined by Dr. Greg Dale . Greg is a Professor of Sport Psychology and Sport Ethics at Duke University and is also the Director of the Sport Psychology and Leadership Programs for Duke Athletics. After getting to know Greg, they discuss how all athletes have very similar issues regardless if they are a beginner or a professional, what types of things Greg focus...

In episode 19 Nick and Matt are joined by Gordon MacLelland. They talk about having a positive relationship with your athletic parents and what is important for our children as we all come out of this Corona virus time. Gordon is an AD (Director of Sport) and coach who founded Working With Parents in Sport, which supports organizations, parents and coaches in working together to provide children w...

Episode 18 has Nick and Matt talking with Jett Russell, the AD at ACS International School Hillingdon in London. Hillingdon has recently left the ISST , a conference they were in for 30 years and then helped start the ISSA , a brand new conference. They also talk about the spring festival from the LSAA and how it brough 12 international schools together virtually. Stick around until the end for a...

Episode 17 is a joint podcast that will be on both Globetrottin’ ADs and the International Baseball Community (IBC) Podcast. Dave Burns is the AD at AIS Salzburg but also runs a community for baseball players around the world that helps them take their careers international. Matt and Nick will talk with Dave about how he runs a competitive program and builds a community in a tiny international sch...

In the second of a series with the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children ( ICMEC ) Nick and Matt speak with Dr. Jordan Greenbaum and again go "Beyond the Headlines" to learn about sexual harm in sports to make our programs safer. Dr. Jordan Greenbaum is a physician from the US who works with children who have experienced physical or sexual abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation or...

In a very serious but important episode, that all Educators, Athletic Directors and Coaches should listen to, Matt and Nick talk with Laurie Tasharski as we go "Beyond the Headlines" to learn about sexual harm in sports to make our programs safer. Laurie is the Director of the Global Educator Centre for Excellence which is a part of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (IC...

In episode 14 we welcome Drew Hanson who is the Executive Director of the CIAAA (Canadian Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association) and we talk about their organization, Athletic Directors in Canada and even a bit about Wayne Gretzky. After a brand new opening, Matt and Nick also talk about schools going  back in Europe, tournaments in the Fall and how they didnt forget about thei...

Matt, Nick, Chris and Dave get together on zoom 2 days after it was all over and talk about some of our conference highlights, give some valuable information and have a few laughs. Find all updated conference info at https://www.globetrottinads.com/ Dont forget to link us on Facebook and check out our normal podcast sponsors; Kukri Sports and Coach Evaluator

Join Nick, Matt and Dave Horner (IS Belgrade) as they preview the big Globetrottin' ADs ONLINE CONFERENCE on April 21st and 22nd. A short preview including conference information, personal highlights, how it came to be, and virtual backgrounds. All conference information, schedule and session descriptions are at https://www.globetrottinads.com/   We hope to see you all on Tuesday and Wednesda...