[iframevideo] [/iframevideo] Tennis legend Billie Jean King isn’t just a pioneer of women’s tennis — she’s a pioneer for women getting paid. In this freewheeling conversation, she talks about identity, the role of sports in social justice and the famous Battle of the Sexes match against Bobby Riggs.
Why You Should Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals
The hard choices — what we most fear doing, asking, saying — are very often exactly what we need to do. How can we overcome self-paralysis and take action? Tim Ferriss encourages us to fully envision and write down our fears in detail, in a simple but powerful exercise he calls “fear-setting.” Learn more about […]
PoA099 | Legal Perspective on Athletics: Compliance Self-Audits
In this episode, Justin Sievert, partner at Sievert Werly, LLC talks through the purpose and importance of conducting compliance self-audits. Purpose of an Audit (1:10) Demonstrate if functioning well Identify deficiencies Reiterate commitment / proactive Beyond just compliance.. Engage campus constituents Issues to Consider when designing your audit (2:20) Where have there been issues before? […]
PoA098 | Mike Hanna, Hobart College
A 1968 graduate of Hobart, Mike Hanna became the College’s athletics director in 1981. He has piloted the athletics program to new heights through unprecedented championships in lacrosse, to today’s department-wide success. In an effort to enhance Hobart student-athletes’ leadership skills both on and off the field, Hanna started the Napier Leadership Seminar. Initiated in […]
PoA097 | Legal Perspective on Athletics – Institutional Control
In this episode, we introduce a new segment – Legal Perspective on Athletics – featuring Justin Sievert. Justin is a partner at Sievert Werly, LLC and experienced in the collegiate sports industry. This episode discusses the NCAA’s “institutional control” principle and how schools can avoid the dreaded “lack of institutional control” often cited in major […]
PoA096 | Kicking off 2017-18
In this episode, Mark Majeski explains some of the changes, enhancements and on-going efforts to improve ATHLEDIFY.
Eliminating Sport Programs
With increasing budget pressures, some institutions have dropped sport programs as as cost-saving measure. If you are in this situation, how should you go about the decision-making process? How do you evaluate which sports to eliminate and which ones to keep?
PoA095 | Mark Sims, Student-Athlete Career Fuel
In this episode Mark Sims talks about the founding of Student-Athlete Career Fuel, inspired by his own experiences as a collegiate soccer player and his 20+ years in the technology industry. About Student Athlete Career Fuel Before Mark and his business partners sold their consulting firm, MarketSphere Consulting, to Grant Thornton, Mark ascended through ranks […]