Post by Coach J Campbell on Dec 29, 2007 10:39:21 GMT
The most common questions for AD interviews is "What is your philosophy on education or coaching?" - as AD, there are a lot of things you do on a daily basis that have nothing to do with X's and O's and preparing for practices/games - I'll include some, but not all of that stuff:
1) man, where do I start??? - budgets for all sports and making sure you and your coaches don't go over
2) am not even including the fact that you may have to prep for and teach some classes, especially at the lower classifications
3) budget amendments approved with the school board
3) good communication with the business manager, supt., principals, etc... on various issues
4) whose year is it to get new uniforms?
5) meetings with coaches
6) faculty meetings
7) meetings with the supt.
8) meetings and communication with the booster club
9) facility maintenance
10) hiring, evaluation, and interviewing of existing & new personnel
11) scouting organization
12) 2-a-days organization
13) practice organization
14) half-time organization
15) pre-game organization
16) coaching duties/responsibilities on Thursdays/Fridays/and on weekends
17) on the phone with opposing coaches
18) tape exchange and how you want to do that
19) PO's and ordering equipment, medals, trophies, etc...
20) calling school districts/coaches and setting up playoff sites
21) hosting playoff games and having workers, etc...
22) lots of paperwork for everything (UIL, football contracts, contracts for other things, etc...)
23) rounding up workers for track meets, basketball games, football games, etc...
24) concessions
25) contacting officials
26) coaching assignments for all sports
27) hopefully keeping all of the coaches happy
28) scheduling in all sports
29) inventory
30) knowing and following UIL rules
31) public relations to sell your program
32) contacting the newspapers with results, etc...
33) being at as many sporting events as possible to show support because you are the AD, which means lots of travel and time
34) school board meetings and reports
35) offseason organization
36) use and time of gym space by various boys and girls teams during basketball season
37) bus requests
38) athletic policy manual
39) drug testing policy (if you have one)
40) at times helping settle disputes between coaches and parents, a coach with another coach, coaches and athletes
41) dealing with angry parents over a variety of things (some important and some laughable)
42) communicating with community members in a positive way and participating in certain events
43) outfitting your coaches with coaching gear
44) district meetings in all sports
45) what are you doing to encourage all student-athletes to pass their classes and to become good people?
46) filling in as the principal or asst. principal when they are gone
47) scheduling and attending clinics
48) scheduling visits to other programs to improve your program
49) having letters mailed out and e-mailing others for a variety of reasons
50) finding time for God and your family
This is why it is so important to delegate responsibility to competent head coaches or assistants on some of this stuff - and if you are at a school big enough to have your own athletic secretary, then your job just became a whole lot easier - when you have no secretary, you are the secretary as well.
1) man, where do I start??? - budgets for all sports and making sure you and your coaches don't go over
2) am not even including the fact that you may have to prep for and teach some classes, especially at the lower classifications
3) budget amendments approved with the school board
3) good communication with the business manager, supt., principals, etc... on various issues
4) whose year is it to get new uniforms?
5) meetings with coaches
6) faculty meetings
7) meetings with the supt.
8) meetings and communication with the booster club
9) facility maintenance
10) hiring, evaluation, and interviewing of existing & new personnel
11) scouting organization
12) 2-a-days organization
13) practice organization
14) half-time organization
15) pre-game organization
16) coaching duties/responsibilities on Thursdays/Fridays/and on weekends
17) on the phone with opposing coaches
18) tape exchange and how you want to do that
19) PO's and ordering equipment, medals, trophies, etc...
20) calling school districts/coaches and setting up playoff sites
21) hosting playoff games and having workers, etc...
22) lots of paperwork for everything (UIL, football contracts, contracts for other things, etc...)
23) rounding up workers for track meets, basketball games, football games, etc...
24) concessions
25) contacting officials
26) coaching assignments for all sports
27) hopefully keeping all of the coaches happy
28) scheduling in all sports
29) inventory
30) knowing and following UIL rules
31) public relations to sell your program
32) contacting the newspapers with results, etc...
33) being at as many sporting events as possible to show support because you are the AD, which means lots of travel and time
34) school board meetings and reports
35) offseason organization
36) use and time of gym space by various boys and girls teams during basketball season
37) bus requests
38) athletic policy manual
39) drug testing policy (if you have one)
40) at times helping settle disputes between coaches and parents, a coach with another coach, coaches and athletes
41) dealing with angry parents over a variety of things (some important and some laughable)
42) communicating with community members in a positive way and participating in certain events
43) outfitting your coaches with coaching gear
44) district meetings in all sports
45) what are you doing to encourage all student-athletes to pass their classes and to become good people?
46) filling in as the principal or asst. principal when they are gone
47) scheduling and attending clinics
48) scheduling visits to other programs to improve your program
49) having letters mailed out and e-mailing others for a variety of reasons
50) finding time for God and your family
This is why it is so important to delegate responsibility to competent head coaches or assistants on some of this stuff - and if you are at a school big enough to have your own athletic secretary, then your job just became a whole lot easier - when you have no secretary, you are the secretary as well.