Being an athletic director seems like an amazing job because of the interaction with people and being around athletics. A lot of kids are involved in at least one sport, if not more, during their life time. Being an athletic director would give the opportunities for the kids to enjoy the sport or sports they are in by having an organized program and making it a good experience for them. An athletic director’s job is very important, they make sure every thing is in tact and organized. They make the schedules and let everyone know what is going on. Working at a school would not have been a top choice but as an athletic director it seems fun and enjoyable. An athletic director oversees all school sports and makes sure that everyone follows the …show more content…
The advantages spans from socializing to watching kids grow through school. Being around high school students sounds like a lot of fun, not only being around students but also the faculty members (Baccadutre). A major advantage, if one likes sports, is being able to watch the students play in their games or matches. Seeing them grow would be a great feeling and knowing that someone is there to help (Baccadutre). One the other side of this, there is, of course the disadvantages. Some schools have a consolidated athletic program which means that all school sports have more than one school’s students in the athletic program, such as softball, baseball, golf, volleyball, basketball, and many more. Therefore having a job as an athletic director at a school with consolidated sports would be more difficult than just being at one school (Baccadutre). If at a consolidated school, one must make bus times and communicate with athletic director from the other school; they also have to confirm each student on where practice is (Baccadutre). Another disadvantage is all the emailing involved with this job. Being an athletic director involves 20-30 emails everyday (Baccadutre). Even though there are disadvantages to this job the advantages easily cancel them out to make this job fun and …show more content…
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated a 19% increase in education administrators between 2010 and 2020 (Higinbotham, Heather). At the same time the percentages goes up in administrators so does the principles of middle, elementary, and high school, while the increase in athletic directors goes up by 19%, this is only by 10% (Higinbotham, Heather). Many athletic directors lose their jobs due to lack of expectation and or budget cuts, this is usually only in colleges but it is very possible that it could happen in high school or elementary schools (Discovering Careers for your
There are many jobs in college football, however, coaching is the best to choice for me. Being a college football coach has a ton of benefits that you cannot get in another other job in the industry. First of all, there are over 1000 colleges and universities that offer football in the NCAA. This means that there are a ton of job opportunities as a coach in this industry. College football is broken down into 4 divisions and the most talented players go to the schools that are D I-A and less talented fall into place in the other divisions. These divisions are Division I-A FBS, Division I-AA FCS, Division II, and Division II. The aspect of having so many colleges and universities that offer football is that you may coach at a smaller division and not be put under the spotlight that a dominate program in a D I-A set...
Athletic Director Description- Schedules all athletic contests and scholastic bowl matches, practice times and locations for elementary, middle, and high schools. Collaborates with the maintenance department to ensure that athletic grounds and facilities are properly maintained. Serves as the primary school division decision-maker for all athletic events. Collaborates with the community and school booster organizations to ensure that morale and support for athletics is high at all times. Purchases all necessary equipment for athletic departments within the funds allotted. Must have excellent communication skills and be able to effectively develop partnerships. Coordinates and participates in preparation for athletic and extracurricular activities.
Represents the department on a conference and national level; serves as an ex officio member of the Athletics Advisory Committee; ensures that coaching and administrative staff actively support the department and university=s joint commitment to academic achievement, which entails helping each student athlete make normal progress in completing his/her degree and to graduate within a five year period; serves on university and other committees that involve intercollegiate athletics.
Title IX was the stepping-stone for mergers and sports, but immediately after the merging took place, women were fully discriminated against. When men and women's sports combined, it opened new administrative positions for women, but what these women found were that they were constantly being pushed down to the bottom of the pile, to the least authoritative positions. Men were the head coaches, and the head of the physical education departments Men organized the teams schedule for the season and organized practice hours. Also, "male sexist attitudes ensured that male rather than female athletic directors and heads of physical education departments were almost automatically appointed to direct merged departments" (Hult p.96) This male over female preference continued right up to today. As of 1992 there are more men in administrative sports positions than women.
The job market varies in the field of sport management. Some occupational opportunities include: athletic trainer, coach, sports official, Sports agent, camp director, sporting goods sales/dealer, pro scout, athletic director, sport promoter. The list can go on of the opportunities in this career. Mostly anything sport related in today'...
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As the stakes become greater with an emphasis winning championships, debates about the meaning, purpose, and organization of high school sports become more contentious. Historically, boosters who covet state titles and want high school sports to resemble big time college sports have dominated these debates, but many students, parents, teachers, and local citizens have different visions of what school sports should be in the
Therefore, it is very difficult to get a job coaching a team. It is even more difficult to be awarded a sports administration position, such as an athletic director when you are African American. Over the years, the percentage of black coaches has slowly risen. That being said, black coaches are seen more in sports such as men’s and women’s basketball and track and field, baseball, and football. There are few to none black coaches in sports like men’s and women’s lacrosse and field and ice hockey. The biggest growth for black coaches over time is seen in women’s basketball. When it comes down to it, there are more assistant coaches than there are head coaches. Many ask, why is this so? How is this fair? Through research it was found, that “In 1996 African Americans were 7.5 percent of all athletic directors. A decade later in 2006 this increased to only 7.9 percent”(Snail-like 41). There are very few African American collegiate athletic directors and there is not much growth in diversity with those
The career I chose is an Athletic Trainer. “Athletic Trainers are highly qualified, multi skilled healthcare professionals,” (“Athletic Training”). They are also known as a person who is certified in the field of sports medicine. I chose athletic training because it is more than taping ankles and stretching muscles to me. It is my two passions combined into one job. Athletic trainers help people grow on and off the field. I must understand what type of schooling and skills will be required, the income and future of this career, along with the experience and attitude I will need to succeed in this field.
John wooden a former player and later became a basketball coach once said. “A coach much never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority.” Basketball has been something in our everyday lives for a while. To allot it something they just can't live without and others just choose to not even bother with it. I think that it is worth the time to look more into basketball. Basketball can be started at a elementary school level, and they can usually go to sign up at local boys and girls clubs maybe at their school if they offer it and can even join through their church if they attend one and they offer it to them. Being a coach seems easy to most parents but it really isn't how it isn't is a coach must ensure that players
This career works with different types of people and different types of sports. Doing this research on this subject made me think if I really want to become an athletic trainer. There are many interesting things about an athletic trainer. Many people don’t know what to do and how to become one. Athletic Trainers are health care professionals who work with injuries from any type of sport.
With those statistics, I think it’s safe to say that being a collegiate athlete requires more than a full time job. Trying to keep up with homework and attendance in class poses many challenges especially when the NCAA requires students to miss class for championship games, televised games, or other events that bring in revenue for the school. Instead of focusing on quality education for athletes, the NCAA focuses on violations of amateurism, such as athlete’s receiving financial inducements to play, and neglected the investigation of charges that athletes may be receiving inferior education according to Dean Purdy of Bowling Green State University in his article “Are athletes also
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Upon hearing about the Faculty/Administrator Interview Assignment, I knew I wanted to conduct an interview with a staff member who I could relate with. I figured that if I was going to take the time to contact a professor or graduate teaching assistant, interview them, and write a paper about my experience, it would make most sense to interview a staff member in my specific major of Sport Management. That is why I chose to interview Zach Scola, a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences.
Edelman, Marc. "21 Reasons Why Student-Athletes Are Employees." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 30 Jan. 2014. Web. 26 May 2014.