Athletic Directors

A collection of 26 posts

Athletic Directors

Bound Break (Issue 14)

Ready to transition to Winter? If you're not now, you best be headed in that direction. Activities like basketball, wrestling and Winter plays/musicals are only days away. We are ready to serve as your right hand in making this your best season yet!

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Bound™ Exclusive: The DNA of an AD (Chapter 9)

A leader is someone who moves people to take action. A leader helps others get from point A to point B in their journey of life. A leader looks forward into the future, sees good outcomes and then helps those they lead move toward positive outcomes.

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AD Checklist: November (2022-23 School Year)

At Bound, we're all about helping ADs be more efficient and effective. Part of that commitment is developing tools you can implement in your work. Below find our monthly AD checklist.

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Better Fundraising = Better Programs

Getting your group set up is simple with Bound! If you are looking for an easy and effective way to fundraising for individual teams or your programs, reach out to us TODAY!

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What to Look for in Seeking a Mentor

When people think about mentors, they often visualize a classic business setting, where everything is formal and methodical, but mentoring relationships aren’t limited to business. Learn from Bound AD in Residence Scott Garvis, CMAA, about the types of mentors you should be seeking out.

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8 Qualities that Support a Growth Mindset

Maximizing your growth mindset is a worthy pursuit and many make development their primary purpose. Even just smoothing up your rough edges can foster an effective growth mindset and make the process more enjoyable and fruitful.

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Do You Practice Gratitude?

Feeling grateful resets your perspective, and this is a gift you can give yourself each day. If you find yourself feeling pessimistic or overwhelmed, a little gratitude can get your attitude back on the right track.

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Bound™ Exclusive: The DNA of an AD (Chapter 7)

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage both your own emotions and the emotions of those around you. It’s the ability to understand why you’re feeling a certain way in a situation, and to understand how and why others might be feeling.

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AD Checklist: October (2022-23 School Year)

At Bound, we're all about helping ADs be more efficient and effective. Part of that commitment is developing tools you can implement in your work. Below find our monthly AD checklist.

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Bound Break (Issue 11)

In this edition of Bound Break, we hone in on what it means to lead with integrity and offer up some actionable info on more effectively and efficiently raising funds to support your program.

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Unify Your Fundraising Efforts with Bound

As budgets continue to tighten and the cost of running a quality athletics program continues to rise, it is vital to be able to tap private sources of revenue to keep things moving forward.

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Bound™ Exclusive: The DNA of an AD (Chapter 6)

Putting your integrity on display will ensure your coaches, students, administration and parents buy into your vision. They’ll see that what you say and what you do are aligned and that your morals are guiding your actions.

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Bound Break (Issue 10)

It's go-time for ADs across the country. At Bound, we understand the rush that comes with the start of a new year. Check out this issue of Break for a TON of tools to help you make the most of the 2022-23 school year!

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Bound™ Exclusive: The DNA of an AD (Chapter 5)

As an Athletic Director, there will be times when you simply don’t know what the outcome of a particular action will be. In those moments, you’ll be tempted to avoid acting at all. But developing the courage to act in those situations will set you -- and your school -- apart from the rest.

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AD Checklist: September (2022-23 School Year)

You don't have to reinvent the wheel! Bound offers up a monthly AD Checklist to help you remained prepared all year 'round!

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Run Your Youth Tourney with Bound ... FOR FREE

The team at Bound – the same group that developed the groundbreaking Tourney Machine app – has a new tournament product. With our robust new Bound Tournaments offering, you can run registration, scheduling, credit card/online gate collection and post your game results … FOR FREE.

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Thrive or Survive: Digital Download

Bound AD in Residence Scott Garvis, CMAA, was recently featured in Coach & AD Magazine offering up a wealth of info to help ADs get ready for the 2022-23 school year.

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Bound Break (Issue 9)

Being an effective athletics administrator requires passion and a sense of purpose. In this edition of Bound Break we dig deeper on the DNA of an AD, while offering up some actionable info on dealing with unruly fans.

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Bound™ Exclusive: The DNA of an AD (Chapter 4)

If you don’t have passion for your role as an athletics administrator, you’ll never be an effective leader. The best athletic leaders have a fire that burns deep within their DNA.

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Effectively Diffusing Inappropriate Fan Behavior

If there’s poor fan behavior at your events you, whether it directly involves you or not, you may feel like you’ve lost control. Utilize these strategies to promote the true values of education based athletics to define the expectation of your loyal fans.

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Bound Break (Issue 8)

If you're going to go into next school year prepared, you should be working to lay the groundwork this summer. In this issue of Bound Break, we offer up tools and tips to help you make the most of the season of preparation.

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Bound™ Exclusive: The DNA of an AD (Chapter 3)

Being an athletics administrator isn’t always going to be unicorns, sunshine and rainbows. There are difficulties that you may have to face from time to time. The worst thing you can do is shy away from the tough decisions and responsibilities.

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Bound Break (Issue 7)

For most high school activities administrators, getting through commencement signals that it is time to take a deep breath and relax for a minute or two after the 9+ month sprint of the school year. We know exactly how you feel. We've been there. We've done that.

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5 Simple Ways to Stay Focused on Your Goals

Despite our best intentions and efforts, it can be challenging to stay on track. Our AD in Residence offers up 5 tips to keep you focused.

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Bound™ Break (Issue 2)

Bound Break Issue 2 shares info on ticketing, bounding back from tough times and more.