Majeski Athletic Consulting had the pleasure of facilitating a workshop for The Midwest Conference, and NCAA Division III conference with 11 institution from Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. The day and a half long workshop was designed to help institutions leverage athletics to support their missions and overall educational experience. More than 50 representatives attended the […]
2014 NASPA Conference Presentation
Presented March 18, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland. Summary The demands placed on today’s student-athletes challenge their own engagement in traditional student life. Campuses either ignore these issues or continue to try and force the “square peg into the round hole.” The key to effectively integrating athletics with student life is to first understand the student-athlete […]
Expecting Athletics Integration
[Part 3 of 3. You can find Part 1- Stop Treating Coaches Like Adjunct Professors, and find Part 2- Stop Treating Collegiate Athletics Like High School Sports here.] The concept of integrating athletics and student-athletes into the overall campus experience is discussed often, and more often it is misunderstood. Much of the misunderstanding is caused […]
Stop Treating Coaches Like Adjunct Professors
Part 1 of 3 All coaches are expected to recruit, mentor, develop and support student-athletes. These are all essential elements of collegiate coaching and also part of any institution’s core mission. Tenured professors do research, publish and advise students because adjuncts are not expected to perform these core institutional functions. Coaches, especially part-timers, are often […]
PoA #017: Complaints Happen, Are You Ready?
No matter how sound your management and leadership practices are, things happen. With hundreds of student-athletes participating each year, it’s inevitable that some will have concerns, complaints or issues they will express to the Athletics Director (or higher authority). So what do you do? Do you have a plan in place? Are there policies or […]
What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You- Part Three
Part Three: Implementing A System for Engagement [Part 3 of 3: This three-part article addresses the current environment in collegiate athletics related to the student-athlete experience. Athletics directors and other campus administrators need to engage student-athletes in meaningful and systematic ways to promote communication, trust and accountability. The student-athlete experience must enhance overall educational goals […]
What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You- Part Two
[Part 2 of 3: This three-part article addresses the current environment in collegiate athletics related to the student-athlete experience. Athletics directors and other campus administrators need to engage student-athletes in meaningful and systematic ways to promote communication, trust and accountability. The student-athlete experience must enhance overall educational goals at every institution. Find out how we […]
What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You- Part One
[Part 1 of 3: This three-part article addresses the current environment in collegiate athletics related to the student-athlete experience. Athletics directors and other campus administrators need to engage student-athletes in meaningful and systematic ways to promote communication, trust and accountability. The student-athlete experience must enhance overall educational goals at every institution. Find out how we […]