Athletic Management 16.03 April/May 2004
WARMUPS

Championships

In One Place

Risk Management

CMU Discontinues Van Travel

On Campus

A Think-Tank for Sports Reform

Fundraising

Racing Toward Scholarships

High School News

Public-Private Divide Deepens

Track & Field

Making Pole Vault Safer

Policies & Procedures

Handling HIPAA

Sports Medicine

Tracking Concussions


Q&A

Q&A with Susan Bassett

William Smith College


GAMEPLANS

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.

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.


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Leadership

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.


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