Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs are one active and two former high school athletic directors discussing the state of high school athletics today while they're off the clock. This podcast is intended for anyone within the world of high school athletics.

Summer Planning and Mark Wahlberg: Episode 185 07/15/2024

Summer Planning and Mark Wahlberg: Episode 185 The Off Duty ADs talk about effectively using their summer time in the office. They also discuss some Title IX follow-up, professional development planning for the staff, using those vacation days, and the Mt. Rushmore of Mark Wahlberg. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/32059442

Hybrid AD Roles and Sports Movie Villains: Episode 184 07/01/2024

Hybrid AD Roles and Sports Movie Villains: Episode 184 The Off Duty ADs talk about the nature and challenges of ADs holding hybrid roles. They also discuss a little bit of parenting and cover their Mt. Rushmore of sports movie villains. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/31784867

Title IX Thoughts and Sports Villians: Episode 183 06/17/2024

Title IX Thoughts and Sports Villians: Episode 183 The Off Duty ADs talk about Title IX complaints and considerations. They also discuss equity in the department, mediocre baseball in the middle of the country, and the Mt. Rushmore of Sports Villians. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/31692857

Officiating, Instant Replay, and John C. Reilly: Episode 182 06/03/2024

Officiating, Instant Replay, and John C. Reilly: Episode 182 The Off Duty ADs discuss modern officiating and the role of instant replay. They also discuss a little bit of baseball fandom and finish with the Mt. Rushmore of John C. Reilly. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/31447742

More Youth Sports Structure and Will Ferrell: Episode 181 05/20/2024

More Youth Sports Structure and Will Ferrell: Episode 181 The Off Duty ADs continue their ongoing discussion about the youth sports structure. They also talk about addiction issues in pro sports, we tease a future episode about embellishment, Mike tries to derail the ending by talking about Avalanche hockey, and we finally get to the Mt. Rushmore of Will Ferrell. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/31282457

Quotable Leadership Trailer 05/13/2024

Quotable Leadership Trailer Mark from ND has (finally) launched one of his long-promised new podcasts. Find and follow Quotable Leadership wherever you get your podcasts, and look for Episode 1 coming on May 16! /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/31256877

Blaming Everyone for Youth Sports and Top Fandom Moments: Episode 180 05/06/2024

Blaming Everyone for Youth Sports and Top Fandom Moments: Episode 180 The Off Duty ADs discuss their favorite topic: youth sports culture. They also talk about the cost of raising athletes, finding someone to blame, school-sponsored elementary teams, and their Mt. Rushmore of fandom moments. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/31026213

Preparing and Training New ADs and Grunge Albums: Episode 179 04/22/2024

Preparing and Training New ADs and Grunge Albums: Episode 179 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/30841803

Changing Jobs, Kids These Days, and Easter Candy: Episode 178 04/08/2024

Changing Jobs, Kids These Days, and Easter Candy: Episode 178 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/30559018

Solar Eclipses and Breakfast Cereals: Episode 177 03/25/2024

Solar Eclipses and Breakfast Cereals: Episode 177 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/30492223

Youth Sports Parenting (Again): Episode 176 03/11/2024

Youth Sports Parenting (Again): Episode 176 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/30285273

Vetoing Coaches' Cuts: Episode 175 02/26/2024

Vetoing Coaches' Cuts: Episode 175 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/30028143

Managing Cuts and the Cutting Process: Episode 174 02/12/2024

Managing Cuts and the Cutting Process: Episode 174 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/29797783

Winter Weather Decision-Making: Episode 173 01/29/2024

Winter Weather Decision-Making: Episode 173 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/29587873

Seeking Professional Development Opportunities: Episode 172 01/15/2024

Seeking Professional Development Opportunities: Episode 172 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/29381528

THROWBACK: Rewarding Job Aspects, Major League, and Tempter IPA: Episode 3 01/01/2024

THROWBACK: Rewarding Job Aspects, Major League, and Tempter IPA: Episode 3 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 gets told "good game"; Mark rants about technology usage, talks about rapport with coaches and kids, and offers listeners a Sports Dork Would You Rather. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/29291253

NCAA New Division Proposal: Episode 171 12/18/2023

NCAA New Division Proposal: Episode 171 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/29083653

Ending the Fall Season: Episode 170 12/04/2023

Ending the Fall Season: Episode 170 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/28893548

Responding to Social Media Posts: Episode 169 11/20/2023

Responding to Social Media Posts: Episode 169 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/28698013

Youth Sports Parents and the Prisoner's Dilemma: Episode 168 11/06/2023

Youth Sports Parents and the Prisoner's Dilemma: Episode 168 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/28470983

Managing Coaches' Systems: Episode 167 10/23/2023

Managing Coaches' Systems: Episode 167 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/28345244

Homecoming and Big Events: Episode 166 10/10/2023

Homecoming and Big Events: Episode 166 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/28262384

Program Messaging: Episode 165 09/25/2023

Program Messaging: Episode 165 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/28076472

Parents as Coaches: Episode 164 09/11/2023

Parents as Coaches: Episode 164 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/27899481

Youth Sports Coaching: Episode 163 08/28/2023

Youth Sports Coaching: Episode 163 The Off Duty ADs talk about volunteer coaches in youth sports, the structure of youth sports, arthritis, little kid fights, and the American Gladiators. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/27804960

NIL Deals: Episode 162 08/14/2023

NIL Deals: Episode 162 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/27718992

Hazing: Episode 161 07/31/2023

Hazing: Episode 161 The Off Duty ADs talk about staying engaged as a youth sports parent, hazing, and Kirk Cousins. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/27558432

We're Back (Again): Episode 160 07/17/2023

We're Back (Again): Episode 160 The AL Garbage, NL Garbage, hot dogs, PBR pounders, and the potential for regularly published episodes in our future. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/27415560

Missing Uncle Bill: Episode 159 05/31/2023

Missing Uncle Bill: Episode 159 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/26997585

Advanced Degrees and Female Coaches: Episode 158 08/10/2022

Advanced Degrees and Female Coaches: Episode 158 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. /episode/index/show/offdutyads/id/24012126

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