The Off Duty ADs discuss to what extent we can help train and prepare the next group of athletic directors. They also talk about the nature of athletic director jobs and get into their Mount Rushmore of grunge albums.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about the factors that go into changing jobs. They also discuss kids these days with standardized testing, going into education, and the Mt. Rushmore of Easter candy.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about the impact that the upcoming solar eclipse is having on school schedules. They also discuss their Mt. Rushmore of breakfast cereal. That's it. The solar eclipse and breakfast cereal.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs again talk about one of their favorite topics: youth sports parenting. They also discuss growing the fandom of women's professional sports, a little bit of NIL affect, Mark brags about his kid for a while, and the Mt. Rushmore of Julia Roberts.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about when - or if - they would step in a veto a coach's decision about cuts. They also discuss managing team rules, give medical advice, poke at our brothers, and cover lots of Tom Hanks.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about the high stress days associated with making program cuts, some of the cutting processes and procedures that have worked for our coaches in the past, our Mount Rushmore of Kevin Costner, and a home improvement project that quickly went sideways.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about how winter weather impacts game day decisions. They also discuss winter travel, managing gray-area weather decisions, Detroit, and a future Kevin Costner debate.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about seeking professional development opportunities. They also discuss a little bit of college athletes, middle school bus routes, their desert island album selection, and - of course - some fandom.بقلم Off Duty ADs

This episode was originally published on May 14, 2018. The Off Duty ADs talk about some of the more rewarding aspects of their jobs; Ryan likes beer and wings, hates fish water, and strives for apathy; Mike intros his favorite daily beverages including one from the Telluride Brewing Company, looks for officials on someone else's field, and never ge…

The Off Duty ADs talk about the proposal for a new, opt-in division to the NCAA. They also talk about youth sports halftimes, NIL and more trickle down to the high school level, and, of course, some fandom.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about closing out the fall season. They also discuss a little bit of NIL and the transfer portal, revisit their soccer corner, and a lot of fandom.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about responding to social media posts. They also discuss government interference in ticket sales, taking the bus to Abilene, and the return of alcohol to the pod.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about how parents are more-or-less stuck in today's youth sports climate. They also welcome in a guest and discuss ancient radios and TVs, wonder about Mike's Halloween costume, and introduce a new soccer segment.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about managing coaches' systems, particulary when you don't agree with the coaches' systems. They also discuss plenty of fandom and our #1 fan, Mike's mom.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about hosting homecoming, rivalries, and other big events. They also discuss fireworks at games, supervising dances, and being old dads with young kids.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about the messaging from ADs and coaches following the Colorado vs. Colorado State football game, how impressive Mike's teams have been (if we ignore the White Sox), Ryan's Browns in live action, and whether Mike's mom prefers episodes with or without him.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about some of the pros and cons of hiring parents as coaches. They also discuss their own stubborn kids, Mike as the elder statesman of the pod, weather issues, and Nebraska volleyball.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about volunteer coaches in youth sports, the structure of youth sports, arthritis, little kid fights, and the American Gladiators.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about NIL deals in the collegiate and high school space and their effect on school transfers, various past collegiate athletes, and a selfish driver as a metaphor for Tim Anderson.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about staying engaged as a youth sports parent, hazing, and Kirk Cousins.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The AL Garbage, NL Garbage, hot dogs, PBR pounders, and the potential for regularly published episodes in our future.بقلم Off Duty ADs

Hey, look; an episode in 2023! It's a catch-up pod driven by the passing of our beloved #1 fan, Uncle Bill. We cover a lot of ground with our fandom - most of it negative - but the band was back together for a night.بقلم Off Duty ADs

Mike was covided-out, so it's just Mark and Ryan talking about their bourbon collections, AD internships, female coaches and AD, not being ready to discuss Maverick yet, and Ryan's pseudo-ambulance driving skills.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The long-awaited post-July 1 episode includes additional good news from Mike about his Boy #2. After some initial chatter, Mark describes his last school year, and then Mike (of course) has to chat about the White Sox.بقلم Off Duty ADs

It's just Ryan and Mark today because Mike became a Dad x2! It takes a while, but the guys eventually get to some semi-professional content by chatting about NIL.بقلم Off Duty ADs

We know it's Tuesday, but there are no rules anymore! Professional development, NIL, Rethinking Fandom, Candlebox, and the marching band.بقلم Off Duty ADs

We're back! It's a new format with the same nonsense: a little of this, a little of that, some things that might be helpful, and a lot that won't be. No guarantees for the time between this one and the next one, but for today, we're back.بقلم Off Duty ADs

Like Arnold, Slim Shady, and Michael Scott, we're back. The people have demanded it, so we're delivering. Enjoy.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs say so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodnight. We also discuss our level of professionalism vs amateurism, the growth of HS AD podcasts, getting snubbed by the NIAAA, a handful of our longtime listeners, our t-shirt ideas, and a parting shot at Uncle Bill.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about activities association imposed roster limits. They also discuss the impact of oversize rosters during the post-season, possible advantages to unlimited rosters, trying to compare sports rosters to classroom rosters, dollar and beyond dollar impacts, how we'd deal with unlimited rosters, youth baseball parents, and new le…

The Off Duty ADs engage in a thought exercise regarding the coordination of related tax-funded entities. They also discuss the White Sox and the Browns, overcoming the political gaps between schools and parks, the positives of turning over all programming to the schools, the positives of letting the city manage facilities, putting pride back into n…

The Off Duty ADs talk about replacing perfectly OK coaches. They also discuss getting that first AD job, navigating internal personnel interest, balancing AD loyalty against recruiting high-level talent, combining teaching and coaching jobs, running into coaches at the grocery store, PE teachers, an almost really exciting volleyball match, a new ca…

The Off Duty ADs talk about managing student free speech using a well-known current case as a starting point. They also recap a great story from Joe from Washington, how student free speech laws apply to athletes, kids these days and their snapchats and tiktoks, Ryan's MySpace, Coach Mike dealing with angry Mark, Mike's legal counsel, the new class…

The Off Duty ADs talk about the continued officials' shortage in many sports. They also discuss their month-long hiatus, Uncle Bill's critique of our eating habits, Mike and Siri, reaching the tipping point of lost officials compared to new officials, the difficulty with young officials getting started, competing with other leagues, Mark's wad of r…

The Off Duty ADs first talk about whose baseball team is worse then eventually get to exploratory sports at the youth level. Ryan empathizes with the parents of young athletes and kicks the tires on intramural programs; Mike wants people to understand there is no correlation between travel program success and the ability to play varsity sports and …

The Off Duty ADs talk about managing contests during spring break. They also discuss the Imogene Pass Run, Trevor Bauer, our historical sports game time machines, concerns about teams making long trips, crossing fingers to avoid bad decisions, when family causes a you gotta minute, stubborn dads, managing emergency absences, a podcast episode to ch…

The Off Duty ADs talk about how they're evaluating coaches during covid-changed seasons. They also talk about Mark's episode patching skills, tater tot hotdish, air fryers, Arrested Development, FCS football, Big Ten Minute, changing evaluation topics, cattle on the train tracks, Mike's four components of coaching, learning what coaches value, pote…

The Off Duty ADs respond to a listener's questions. They also discuss recording without Mike last week, Big Ten Minute, FCS football, reporting ineligibilities in Covid (and normal) times, working with a part-time or no-time administrative assistant, parent feedback leading to growth, Mark's unfortunate interaction in a store, Ryan's fortunate inte…

The Off Duty ADs talk about being a sane youth sports parent while also being an athletic director. They also discuss the cold weather across the Midwest, craft beverages, comparable college football and basketball teams, coaching your own kid's team, gauging your words and tone after contests, choosing your sports parent friends wisely, assessing …

The Off Duty ADs talk about accommodating officials during Covid restrictions. They also discuss small-town wrestling, Mike's family, a unique replay decision, Super Bowl incorrectness, Big 10 minute, various regulations for officials in our states, getting through the winter to make it to the spring, rescheduling games, an unfortunate injury to a …

The Off Duty ADs talk about whether character should matter when selecting student awards. They also discuss Ryan's eye, the MLB Hall of Fame, coaches operating as the moral police, missing great athletes because they're "bad" people, trusting coaches with their nominations, new volunteers for game worker positions, Mark's Boy #4, karate fights in …

The Off Duty ADs talk about positive relationships between coaches and their athletes. They also discuss Ryan's Brownies, Uncle Bill, whether coaches need to be liked, being judged by character and competence, finding resources to improve relationship building, Mike's library, coaches as teachers, rebuilding coaches who have "lost it," referee moti…

The Off Duty ADs talk about putting coaches on improvement plans. They also discuss responding to emails, marshmallow beer, music for babies, Drew Brees and Tom Brady, Urban and the Jags, using or not using formal improvement plans, improving comparing to terminating, leopards or zebras, parent complaints leading to improvement plans, being a paren…

The Off Duty ADs talk about some of the changes and concerns that surround their current facility policies. They also talk about the Brownies, college football coaches, a D3 football legend, volunteer coaches, co-op obstacles for athletes, concern around youth wrestling programs without a facility, getting stuck in comparisons to neighbors, managin…

The Off Duty ADs talk about defining failure and how to manage those definitions. They also discuss running shoes, 2020 vocabulary, Cincinnati, how (or if) any amount of winning and losing correlates to failure, the difference between individuals or teams failing, the difference between failure at the college/pro and high school levels, locker room…

The Off Duty ADs talk about potential upcoming budget cuts. They also discuss Ryan's fundraiser and 1,000 mile run, recent fandom sadness, comparing reduced expenditure differences within self-sufficient or general fund based departments, philosophically managing cuts, using intramurals to take pressure off of participation opportunities, reducing …

The Off Duty ADs recap the National AD Conference then sidetrack into holiday office parties. They also discuss Iowa missing the Outback Bowl, Mike's mom, missing chit-chat at the NADC, keeping some virtual aspects to future conferences, gifts at season end banquets, skipping office parties, winter sports still moving around, being Smartless, and R…

The Off Duty ADs talk about college football. That's pretty much it. There are maybe a couple other things in the episode somewhere, but we're pretty much just three fans sitting around chatting about football. Seriously...it's pretty much all fandom in this episode.بقلم Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about how to balance the concepts of developing individual players alongside winning as a team. They also discuss the magic of the McRib, Uncle Bill's promotion, wrestlers shaking hands, the Columbus Crew, Davey O'Brien award winners, playing kids out of position, finding the best result for each kid, the Dunning-Kruger effect…

The Off Duty ADs talk about the current pauses, delays, and suspensions of their winter sports. They also discuss the absence of Mike from CO, Big Ten Minute, listener emails, making up games, fitting competition into the safety discussion, in-person learning, how Everclear relates to winter sports, color coding, casual profanity, traveling with ki…