Special Edition: Amanda Waters, Athletic Director, Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, California

04/06/20 • 18 min

Special Edition: Amanda Waters, Carlsbad High School Athletic Director; Carlsbad, California
0:33 - AD Collaboration Idea...Where did it come from?
4:35 - Special Guests on the AD Collaboration
6:20 - Highlights from the AD Collaboration
7:55 - Virtual Banquets, Signings Days, and Other Virtual Events
11:06 - Where does this Virtual World take the Role of AD?
13:25 - What are you trying to do during this "new normal?"
15:14 - How to be a part of the AD Collaboration
Links to Connect for the AD Collaboration
www.nationalADresource.com
Amanda Waters on Twitter @CarlsbadAD
Email Amanda Waters [email protected]
About Hangin With The AD Podcast....

Hangin with the AD is an interview style podcast where Don Baker, Cobb County School District Director of Athletics, partners with Josh Mathews, Pope High School (GA) Athletic Director, to discuss hot topics and lessons learned with leaders in the world of athletics. These leaders include high school athletic directors at the district and local school levels; college athletic administrators; leaders in spaces that connect to athletics such as nutrition, wellness, recruiting, student-athlete recognition; current and former athletes; and others, who can help athletic administrators develop themselves and their programs for a better daily experience for their athletic communities.

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Don Baker.... Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. @CCSD_AD (twitter & instagram)
Josh Mathews...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA (East Cobb). @mathews14 (twitter) @jwmathews14 (instagram)

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Episode 3: John Cohen, Director of Athletics, Mississippi State University

Episode # 3 ... John Cohen

Today you are truly in for a treat. Our guest today is John Cohan the Director of Athletics at Miss. State University. A true forward thinker, under Cohen’s watch, 34 teams have advanced to postseason play, including a school-record 13 during the 2018-19 athletic year and the top four Director's Cup finishes in school history have occurred in the last four years with three being under Cohen’s watch.

Since becoming athletic director, Cohen has been the driving force for numerous state-of-the-art facility projects on campus, including the new $68 million Dudy Noble Baseball Field, which opened in full capacity in the spring of 2019. A winner of almost 300 games as head baseball coach at Miss. State, John Cohan delivered so many winning ideas and practices in our conversation today.

Cohen, who spent more than two decades coaching college baseball, was named MSU’s head baseball coach in July of 2008. Nine years later, Cohen’s official role in administration began when he assumed the role of associate athletic director in addition to head baseball coach. The following November, he took charge of an athletic department that has since achieved new heights in athletic, academic, facility, and fundraising achievement. Cohen is the only coach in SEC history to win an SEC championship, SEC tournament championship, and advance to the College World Series both as a player and head coach.

1:23- Introduction
4:03- The John Cohen Podcast
5:29- Being A Forward Thinker in the World of Athletics
-What’s Best for the Kids and the Program -Putting Your Pride Aside
8:41- Caring for the Total Student-Athlete
10:28- Hiring and Teaching Younger Coaches
-Get Experience Doing the Little Things
14:17- The Smallest Change that Produced the Greatest Results
16:08- How Did John Cohen Train to be an Athletic Administrator?
-Listen and Take Notes when around Greatness
-Train Others So They Can Help You as the Leader
19:40- Crucial Nature of Being Out & Amongst Your Staff, Players, Community
-Let the kids know you (AD) are in the trenches with them
22:42- Perception of Others & Focusing on the ‘Totality of Mississippi State Athletics’ 24:52- The Life as a SEC/D1 Athletic Administrator
- ‘It’s A Lifestyle. See you at the Park!’
28:02- The Traits of a Prepared Freshman Collegiate Athlete
- ‘Precision Dominates Opinion'
31:05- The Advantage of an English Degree
32:27- The Hiring Process
38:24-The Question That John Cohen Has Never Been Asked
40:36- 2-Minute Drill
Book Mentions: The Fish That Ate the Whale (Rich Cohen)
You can follow John Cohen on social media Twitter:@JohnCohenAD Instagram: @hailstate Facebook: Mississippi State Athletics
Find out more about Coach John Cohen and Mississippi State University Athletics at: Mississippi State University Athletics

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Episode 4: Tonya Sebring - Director of Athletics - Cherokee County Schools, GA

EPISODE # 4 ...Tonya Sebring

The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it. This is a statement I believe today’s guest Tonya Sebring would agree with. Tonya serves as the Director of Athletics for the Cherokee County School District in Ga. She has been a trailblazer from a young age as a member of the first fastpitch softball team at Kennesaw State University followed by a successful transition from player to coach that culminated in a state championship. She also was inspired to begin a small celebration of female athletes that just recently was attended by over 700 female athletes in her district and it is her vision for this celebration to eventually spread throughout the state and beyond. Let’s settle in and get to know Tonya Sebring.

1:12- Introduction
3:22- What should Success look like to the Athletic Administrator?
5:13- Challenges Facing the AD Moving to Lead at a Local Rival School
6:46- National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration
9:33- College Recruiting Perspective from the First Fastpitch Recruit in Kennesaw State History
-How Social Media Fits In
12:47- The Appreciation of Being the First Fastpitch Coach at Woodstock
14:05- What Makes Up a Special Team?
-Blind Faith
15:57- Assisting the Local School ADs from the Top Down
19:06- Leading with a Competitive Spirit
21:31- 2-Minute Drill

You can follow Tonya Sebring on twitter @CCSDSports
Find more about Mrs. Sebring and Cherokee County Athletics at: Cherokee Athletics
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