Ten Tips to SuccessfulAthletic Administration

1. Job ExpectationsO What is your job description and line of

report?O PrincipalO Assistant PrincipalO Athletic DirectorO Athletic Business ManagerO Assistant Athletic DirectorO Head CoachO Assistant CoachO Head Athletic TrainerO Assistant Athletic Trainer

2. Knowledge BaseO School Board Policies of your DistrictO Private School – Policies and By-lawsO Charter School - Policies of Company and SchoolO FHSAA Bylaws, Policies and Administrative

PoliciesO Conference By-laws and PoliciesO School site policies and practicesO C2CO Scheduling programs O Officials programsO Legal and Liability Responsibilities

Information ResourcesO School District WebsiteO FHSAA Website – www.fhsaa.orgO FHSAA Bylaws (Red Book)O FHSAA Officials ManualO School WebsiteO Athletic Website

3. Time ManagementO FHSAA Deadlines

O Calendar – Paper vs ElectronicO Game and Officials DeadlinesO Meetings

O District PlanningO District Scheduling

O Email – Do you manage your email or does your email manage you?

O Text - Is text your only form of communication?

Time Management (cont.)O Before You Leave Home Daily

O Check Weather ForecastO Check TrafficO Quick Glance at Email and Text

O Why? Ejections and other issues that could surprise your principal

O Wardrobe – Do you have clothing for all different types of events and weather you could experience daily?

O Electronic DevicesO Phone and chargerO Tablet and chargerO Laptop and charger

O Now you are ready to leave home and start your day!

O Office ResponsibilitiesO Email – What is your system of communication?O Possible voice mailO Update the daily scheduleO FHSAA / C2C deadlines and submissionsO Home Events

O FacilitiesO Event StaffO Weather

O Away EventsO TransportationO Release, class coverageO First aid and hydration equipment

Time Management (cont.)

4. Athletic Personnel - Coaches

O Hiring of Coaches – School Board or School PolicyO Instructional/Teacher CoachesO Non-Instructional CoachesO Volunteer Coaches

O Certification Of CoachesO District CertificationO FLDOE Athletic Coaching Certification

O Jessica Lunsford Clearance

O What happens when a volunteer coach or non-certified coach gets ejected?

5. Total Program vs Individual Sport

O Budget for Total ProgramO EquipmentO UniformsO Equipment Repair and ReconditioningO TransportationO Officials FeesO Event Cost O Facilities CostO Tournament Cost – FHSAA District to State

O Individual Sports CostO Fund raising expectationsO District funds and allocationsO Title IX

6. School Campus Events and Schedules

O Know what is happening on and off your campus daily

O Games, practice, field trips, parent/booster meetings

O Home athletic eventsO Facilities – Who is responsible for scheduling

the use of your school’s facilities? O Practice vs GamesO Outside facility rentalO Facility repair and general maintenanceO Field trip or just another away game?

7. FHSAA Game Schedules

O Who is in charge of scheduling your school’s athletic events?

O Who can change an athletic event?O FHSAA Game Officials

O How are they scheduled? O Who is the contact?O Who can change an event? O Who pays them?

O Weather Policy for EventsO Security at athletic events

O Uniformed or non-uniformed

8. Sports Medicine Program

O Who coordinates your school’s sports medicine program?

O Athletic Trainer?O Physicals – EL02O FHSAA Consent and Relapse forms – EL03O FHSAA Consent and Release – Concussion –

EL03CHO FHSAA Policy 40 – ConcussionO FHSAA Policy 41 – Heat and HydrationO Covers practice?O Medical coverage at football games?O Injury protocol for schoolO Injury referral to doctor

9. Communication - Social Media

O Parents/Guardians/Student Athletes on School Website:O Athletic Eligibility RequirementsO Physical FormO Consent and Release FormsO Information on Non-Traditional StudentsO Parent Meetings for each sportO Athletic Schedules

O Social MediaO Facebook – Does your school have a page?O Twitter – Does your school have an account?O Text O ChatO What happens when social media is misused?

10. Equity for AllO Not just Gender Equity

O Coaching staff equityO Athletic Trainer availability equityO Equipment EquityO Uniform EquityO Fund-Raising EquityO Facility EquityO Practice Time EquityO Game Time EquityO Game coverage and attendance by athletic and

administrative staff equityO Equity is more than numbers.