Athletic Management
16.03 April/May 2004
WARMUPS
Championships
Fundraising
Racing Toward Scholarships
On Campus
A Think-Tank for Sports Reform
Risk Management
CMU Discontinues Van Travel
Sports Medicine
Tracking Concussions
Policies & Procedures
Handling HIPAA
Track & Field
Making Pole Vault Safer
High School News
Public-Private Divide Deepens
Q&A
Q&A with Susan Bassett
William Smith College
GAMEPLANS
Leadership
The Difficult Coach
It only takes one negative coach to undermine a department's positive atmosphere. By identifying a problem coach's style, you may be able to lead him or her back on the right track.
Risk Management
Locker Room Lessons
What goes on in your school's locker rooms? Unless you provide consistent supervision, the answer could be far different than you think.
FEATURE ARTICLES
Leadership
Captains in Training
What do you do when you want to send all your team captains to a leadership seminar? This author simply hosted one at his own school.
Finances
Inventing Incentives
More and more athletic directors are offering their coaches incentive pay. The trick is tailoring the bonus to what is affordable, appropriate, and meaningful for your program.
Cover Story
The Right Path
The character of your coaches may be your program's longest-lasting legacy. Experienced athletic directors provide advice on how to make ethics a part of the hiring, evaluation, and mentoring process.
Fundraising
Cashing In
From food sales to annual auctions, any fund-raising project has the potential to be successful. The keys are understanding your resources, coming up with a strategic plan, and keeping volunteers motivated. In this article, a longtime coach and fund-raiser explains what he's learned over the years.
Title IX
Year in Review
From ice hockey venues to coaching inequities, Title IX concerns continue to be in the news and in the courts. Here's a review of the most recent interpretations of this law.
Leadership
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Thinking the Unthinkable
If a tragedy strikes your program, you will need lots of help. Be prepared by thinking now about who will do what and when.