Take Bad with Good When Dealing With Social Media
With the rise of social media ubiquity, access to massive audiences is more available than ever. This has been a boon for athletic departments wanting to reach boosters, impress recruits, and connect with fans. Some teams have done a good job developing a personality with their social media accounts, going beyond basic news reporting to […]
Inside ‘Sport, Ethics and Leadership’: Technology in Sports
The conclusion to one of the most thrilling World Series in recent memory resulted in the Houston Astros claiming the franchise’s first world title. With a postseason record 104 home runs hit, pundits have suggested that the post-season baseballs, and especially the balls used in the World Series, were “juiced” or “slick.” Maybe it was […]
Calls for Intercollegiate Athletics Reform Unlikely to Lead to Meaningful Changes
By: Dan Matheson “As our nation approaches a new century, the demand for reform of intercollegiate athletics has escalated dramatically. Educational and athletics leaders face the challenge of controlling costs, restraining recruiting, limiting time demands, and restoring credibility and dignity to the term ‘student-athlete.’” Excerpt from Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics 1991 report titled […]
To Outsource, or Not to Outsource, That is the Question!
Last week I had the pleasure of attending my fifth Collegiate Athletic Leadership Symposium in Norman, Oklahoma. I will start by saying if you have yet to attend this event, and are in a senior level leadership position on a college campus, I would highly recommend you mark your calendar for October of 2018. There […]
International Trips for Teams are Expensive & Complicated; Where’s the Value?
Georgia Tech men’s basketball will open its season against UCLA on November 10th in the Mercedes-Benz Arena at 11:30 pm. If that looks like the normal information for the tip-off weekend of college basketball season, that’s because I’ve not mentioned the game is taking place in Shanghai. The Yellow Jackets arrived in Shanghai seven days […]
Focus on the Whole Team: Finally Beat Your Rival…The Holidays!
In college athletics, every team has a dreaded rival. That team from across the state. A longtime conference foe. And the rivalry sees no limits. The rival college administrations may compete for the same employees. They often take part in facility wars to attract better coaches and student-athletes. For health around this time of year, everyone’s […]