Miss Last Week’s Live Demo? Check this out
Oct 25Tweet
Here’s an abbreviated version of last weeks demo to show you how Riot works.
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Education-based Athletics: An Athletic Director’s Perspective
Jun 13Tweet
Dr. David Hoch, CMAA, recently retired as the Athletic Director at Loch Raven High School in Baltimore County, Md. One of the nation's most highly respected athletic directors, he has published 360 articles in professional magazines and publications as well as presented dozens of times at various national and state conferences. He wrote a book [...]
The Best Column in Wrestling?
Feb 23Tweet
www.pawrestling.net/
There are some great writers in our sport. Joe Baranik, of www.pawrestling.net/ writes one of the best.
HALF-NELSON REPORT
By Joe Baranik
When? 2010-Collegiate Wrestling Back Again: From the early 70’s, to the mid-80’s college wrestling was at its peak. There were nearly 750 college [...]
Book review: Social Nation
Jan 24Tweet
Until recent years, amateur sports, more specifically “Olympic” sports (wrestling, swimming, volleyball, etc), had good reason to complain that the revenue sports (football and basketball) got all of the attention. The media gave them more press, athletic departments spent more on marketing, and they had more fans.
Now the playing field is level.
We know [...]
The Most Important Decision
Jan 10Tweet
How do you decide where you spend your time and money?
What ROI do you expect? Does it have to impact your bottom line? Your wins and losses? Increase awareness? Make you look better? Sell more tickets? Help you get more time with your family? Develop stronger relationships with your administration/alumni/athletes/parents/student-body/community?
Do you have a clear answer [...]
From Al Bevilacqua
Dec 24Tweet
Visualization, Motivation, Persistence, Preparation and Perspiration -Youth Through the Olympics
more medals in Moscow 2010
National Freestyle Coach Zeke Jones, while training at Oklahoma State University, began the Sunday morning session with video instruction in the Cliff Keen Theater Room. Following the video session, Coaches Brandon Slay and Bill Zadick divided National Team members into 6 [...]
The Best Coaches Don’t Coach
Nov 7Tweet
While presenting last weekend in New York, I had the opportunity to connect with Rob Koll, the head wrestling coach at #1 ranked Cornell University this past weekend. I am relatively well acquainted with his program through various people and avenues and have long heard how he runs his program as if he were the [...]
Webinar: How to Raise Money through Marketing
Nov 3Tweet
What do you need to reach your goals? Administrative support? Community awareness? Participation? Money? Of course you do. Your situation is common and there is an uncommon solution.
When programs need money, too often they turn to selling cookies, coupon books or candles; none of which create a sustainable source of revenue or fans. Build a [...]
Un-marketing
Oct 31Tweet
I discovered a new term (and an interesting person in the process) the other day. Un-marketing. I’m not sure if Scott Stratten coined it or not but the term sums up what you need to do. If you want to drive ticket sales, get more members, maximize fundraising or increase attendance then you have to [...]
Are They Buying What You are Selling?
Oct 24Tweet
Like it or not, as a coach or administrator, you are selling something. You are selling yourself, your plan, your vision and your next course of action. You want people to “buy in”. Keep this important fact in mind; people love to buy but they hate to be sold.
First, listen. Listen to learn about what [...]
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