Athletic Directors

[pantherfan83]

is this really a good idea in high school? if they control who is hired or fired it seems to me one person having to much control!

[3pointer]

so you'd rather do away with AD's and have individual coaches deal with bus scheduling, referee scheduling, concessions, gate money, tickets, security, cleanup, paperwork, banquets, parking, game contracts, fundraiser organization, booster club contact, programs, finances, athletic account bookkeeping, budgets, etc, etc , etc

 

a good AD is a coaches dream to take away all the above nightmares that DETRACT from the actual coaching time a coach puts in

 

in 90% of all the hirings and firings the AD isn't the SOLE decision maker

[Not-so HeavyD]

It can be a coaches nightmare if the AD is incompetent.......

 

In today's world it seems like it is a must....3pointer makes a good observation. The AD should have very little input on the hiring of coaches though, that should be a principal's job in my opinion.....just my two cents.

Edited March 30, 2004 by heavyd

[greenwheel]

Are the AD's in complete control of hiring and firing? Seems to me the principals would have the final say.

[3pointer]

it depends on the politics of the school and varies from 100% in charge of hiring and firing to 0% with most only giving an opinion to the principal of what he/she should do