We stop in Texas today and we visit with longtime College Volleyball Coach Ashley McDonough. Ashley shares her journey so far and also shares her new platform - Called to Coach - and her new Book (Saved to Serve) on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!
May 26, 2025•54 min•Ep. 668
This week we visit with Josh Standing Elk, an RAA and a FIRST YEAR Athletic Director! Josh gets to share his journey so far along with some Best Practices that he has learned. It's a full circle moment on The Educational AD Podcast!
May 23, 2025•48 min•Ep. 667
Longtime AD and Award Winning Coach Courtney Sakellaris of HONEST GAME stops by The Toolbox Extra to share some "End of the Year" tips for ADs. Check out the HONEST GAME platform and see all the great things it can do for your student athletes - and for You! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!
May 22, 2025•19 min
Amanda Cromwell has had an incredible career in athletics - Gold Medal Winner, USWNT, World Cup, Pro Soccer Player and NCAA National Championship Coach - and today she shares some great observations on The Educational AD Podcast!
May 21, 2025•31 min
Our great friend Albert Weeden, CMAA of Loachapoka H.S. is a Principal AND the AD and he's back on Super Tuesday with another great segment for ADs, Coaches, and Leaders! THIS is Super Tuesday on The Educational AD Podcast!
May 20, 2025•16 min
North Carolina is one of our Favorite States and today we visit with Brian Carver, CMAA who is the AD at Enka H.S. in Ashville. Brian graduated from Enka and now he leads their Athletic Department and he shares his journey plus some Best Practices on The Educational AD Podcast!
May 19, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 666
We're staying in Florida to visit with Dr. Katie Flanagan, and instructor in FSU's Sport Management Program and she shares her journey in Athletics along with some Best Practices. THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!
May 16, 2025•55 min•Ep. 665
This week's TOOLBOX EXTRA features Brooke Brewer who is the founding AD at Northwest Arkansas Community College. Brooke has already built an impressive program and today she shares the HOW and WHY she became a College AD with NO previous AD experience! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!
May 15, 2025•37 min
Melanie Redd is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for a number of Teams and Athletes in the Ohio area and she's back on Wednesday Wisdom to share some more Best Practices for ADs and Coaches! This is the Educational AD Podcast!
May 14, 2025•33 min
You may already be using a communication platform for Coach to Student or School to Student messaging but Lane and Jessica Harlan share how their new platform - SIVIL - is a real Game Changer! Take a listen and then decide yourself - THIS is Tech Tuesday on The Educational AD Podcast!
May 13, 2025•36 min
Longtime listeners will recognize the name Kaleb Stoppel as a incredible leader with and even MORE Incredible story! Kaleb shares his journey, a life changing incident, and his current story on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!
May 12, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 664
Mo Fitzgerald has an INCREDIBLE background as D-I and Professional Athlete but she has done - and is DOING - a LOT More! Mo shares her story and some Best Practices on The Educational AD Podcast!
May 09, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 663
This week on the THINK TANK we sit down with Alec Brown and Bob Ray, CAA and AD for Center School District in Missouri. Bob and Alec share how they use the THINK TANK and why you should become a member! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!
May 08, 2025•25 min
Allyson Apsey - longtime Principal, Author, and Speaker - is back on WEDNESDAY WISDOM to share some great tips for Athletic Directors and Leaders. THIS is the Educational AD Podcast!
May 07, 2025•33 min
John Fletcher Butler is a graduating senior at The Maclay School in Tallahassee, Florida who has been the VARSITY Public Address Announcer for SIX years and today he shares some tips for PA announcers everywhere. THIS is an episode that really has some Best Practices for ADs so sit back and enjoy The Educational AD Podcast!
May 06, 2025•30 min
It's a BACK TO COLLEGE episode as we visit with Dr. Dina Gentile of Endicott College in Massachusetts. Dina has an incredible background in Athletics as an Award Winning Coach, Successful Author and Entrepreneur, and Sport Management Professor and today she shares her journey and more on The Educational AD Podcast!
May 05, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 662
WOW! Today we visit with NFL Hall of Famer Champ Bailey who shares his athletic journey along with how he has tried to Give Back to those in need! One of those initiatives is POSITIVE ATHLETE and Champ tells how he got involved and how YOU can get involved too! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!
May 02, 2025•52 min•Ep. 661
This week's K12 Sports Tech AD THINK TANK features Ryan Miller, CMAA of Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS in New Jersey who shares his story and a DEEP DIVE into the WHY and HOW this is a platform you need to be a part of! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!
May 01, 2025•27 min
Joanna Butcher is the AD at Milpitas High School and today she shares a very cool program she recently had at her school. This is Wednesday Wisdom on The Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 30, 2025•21 min
Rob Thompson has an incredible background in Athletics and Athletic Promotion and he's also the Co-Founder of American Gridiron 1880. Rob shares his journey and a cool platform for ADs and Leaders on The Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 29, 2025•31 min
We sit down with Erica Mulholland, a 3x All American and HOF Athlete from Johns Hopkins, 2x Best Selling Author, and also a Podcast Host as she shares her journey as an Athlete, Coach, and Entrepreneur on The Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 28, 2025•45 min•Ep. 660
Scott Pederson has one of the most Impressive Athletic Journeys I have ever encountered with stops at D-I, MLB, and the NFL along with companies like Miller, pro athletes and more! Today he shares his journey along with his new passion, POSITIVE ATHLETE, on the Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 659
The K12 SportsTech AD Think Tank is BACK and this week we feature Chip Dale, the AD at Delphi Community High along with K12 COO Alec Brown. Chip and Alec share how the Think Tank works and why YOU should be a member! THIS is The Educational AD Think Tank!
Apr 24, 2025•28 min
We sit down with Kara Carlin, the Athletic Director and Coach for The Friends School of Baltimore! Kara has an incredible background as an Athlete, a Coach, and as an AD and today she shares her journey plus some Best Practices on The Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 23, 2025•52 min•Ep. 658
Our Great Friend, Makynna Lesinski is BACK to share some great tips on how to work with Officials! MaKynna is an award winning Volleyball Coach as well as an Assistant AD and today she shares Best Practices on The Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 22, 2025•21 min
Where else but Florida would you find Frostproof High School? Their Head XC and Track Coach, Tessa Taylor is our guest today and she shares her journey as an Athletic and as a Very Successful Coach. Tessa also shares her Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 658
Today we sit down with Lauren Jones (Plourde) who is the Assistant Athletic Director for Marshfield High School in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Lauren shares her journey along with some cool BEST PRACTICES on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 18, 2025•59 min•Ep. 657
The K12 Sports Tech AD THINK TANK welcomes Zach Clark of Central Decatur High School in Iowa and - along with Alec Brown of K12 - share how the platform connects ADs with Vendors and ADs with other ADs! THIS is the Educational AD!
Apr 17, 2025•25 min
Jan Murphy is BACK on the Podcast! A Hall of Fame Athlete and Coach, Jan recently created The Title IX Time Machine Podcast where she interviews Women Leaders to share their own Title IX Journey. THIS is one you won't want to miss - THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 16, 2025•23 min
Our GREAT Friend - Mike Ellson, CMAA is back to share more great tips on The Toolbox Extra! Mike is a HALL of FAME Athletic Director and Coach from Tennessee and a big reason that the Toolbox Books got written! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!
Apr 15, 2025•21 min