Best Practices Archives - Prep Athletic Director https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/best-practices/ Best practices, administrative philosophy and product info for the high school athletic director. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:50:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://prepathleticdirector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-PrepAthleticDirector-Favicon-080223-32x32.png Best Practices Archives - Prep Athletic Director https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/best-practices/ 32 32 Building Community and Character With Fundraising https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/building-community-and-character-with-fundraising/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/building-community-and-character-with-fundraising/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:17:15 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5416 Rick Muellenberg, longtime head coach and principal at Bangor Middle/High School (WI), reflects on the power of student-led fundraising and community pride.

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]]> https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/building-community-and-character-with-fundraising/feed/ 0 From Head Coach to District Leader: Scaling Impact Across 66 Schools https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/from-head-coach-to-district-leader-scaling-impact-across-66-schools/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/from-head-coach-to-district-leader-scaling-impact-across-66-schools/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:56:17 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5405 Brian Moore, Supervisor of Interscholastic Athletics at Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD), reflects on the mindset shift required when moving from head coach to athletic director—and now, to overseeing one of the nation’s largest school districts.

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]]> https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/from-head-coach-to-district-leader-scaling-impact-across-66-schools/feed/ 0 Fostering A Culture Of Peer Leadership https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/fostering-a-culture-of-peer-leadership/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/fostering-a-culture-of-peer-leadership/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:23:38 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5223 Brian Moore, Supervisor of Interscholastic Athletics at Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD), helps build school culture across a large district by empowering student-athletes to lead.

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]]> https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/fostering-a-culture-of-peer-leadership/feed/ 0 Creating School Branding — And Making It Stick https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/creating-school-branding-and-making-it-stick/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/creating-school-branding-and-making-it-stick/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:27:53 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5205 When Brian Moore took over as Athletic Director at Parkdale High School, they needed a new logo. What came next was a full rebrand of the school, unifying its presence in the community.

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]]> https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/creating-school-branding-and-making-it-stick/feed/ 0 Building An Unbreakable Team Through Culture, Connection, And Care https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/building-an-unbreakable-team-through-culture-connection-and-care/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/building-an-unbreakable-team-through-culture-connection-and-care/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:48:05 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5185 Coach Niko Palazeti, Director of Football Sports Performance at the University of Cincinnati, breaks down what it takes to build deep trust, commitment, and unity in today’s fast-paced world of college football.

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]]> https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/building-an-unbreakable-team-through-culture-connection-and-care/feed/ 0 Simplifying Booster Club Communication https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/simplifying-booster-club-communication/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/simplifying-booster-club-communication/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:47:40 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5158 Gerardo Jauregui, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Lyford CISD, shares how centralizing communication with the booster club streamlined fundraising while securing major equipment upgrades for multiple sports.

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]]> https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/simplifying-booster-club-communication/feed/ 0 Athletics Administration From A Former Coach’s Perspective https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/athletics-administration-from-a-former-coachs-perspective/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/athletics-administration-from-a-former-coachs-perspective/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:05:25 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5154 Brian Moore, Supervisor for Interscholastic Athletics at Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD), shares his journey from head coach to athletic director to overseeing one of the largest school districts in the country.

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]]> https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/athletics-administration-from-a-former-coachs-perspective/feed/ 0 Things To Know As A New AD https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/things-to-know-as-a-new-ad/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/things-to-know-as-a-new-ad/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:53:39 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5121 Brian Moore, Supervisor for Interscholastic Athletics at Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD), reflects on the learning curve that comes with stepping into the role of athletic director.

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]]> https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/things-to-know-as-a-new-ad/feed/ 0 Tackling Nutrition And Recovery For Underweight Athletes https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/tackling-nutrition-and-recovery-for-underweight-athletes/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/tackling-nutrition-and-recovery-for-underweight-athletes/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:31:33 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5051 Longtime coach and current principal at Bangor Middle/High School Rick Muellenberg shares how his staff transformed team nutrition and recovery to combat student-athletes losing weight during the season.

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]]> https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/tackling-nutrition-and-recovery-for-underweight-athletes/feed/ 0 Collaborative Fundraising To Empower Athletic Programs https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/collaborative-fundraising-to-power-athletic-programs/ https://prepathleticdirector.com/videos/collaborative-fundraising-to-power-athletic-programs/#respond Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:07:42 +0000 https://prepathleticdirector.com/?p=5001 Matt Ryder, Director of Athletics at Maine South (IL) High School, explains how his coaches take ownership of fundraising efforts, bringing partial funds to the table before making big asks.

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