MERRY CHRISTMAS Everyone! Orlandus Thomas, CAA / RMSAA is the AD at Chicago's Intrinsic School - Downtown Campus and he's back on the podcast with a great segment on Mental Health! Take a listen to some cool Best Practices for your program - THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Tessa Taylor is the longtime XC - TF Coach at Florida's Frost Proof High School and she's also very active in the Florida Coaches Coalition. Today she shares some important information and resources for ADs and Coaches on how to help their athletes perform better while also helping ensure their overall health! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Resources for Coaches

• NFHS Learn Center free course: The Female and Male Athlete Triad (about 30 min)
• Coaching HER https://www.coachingher.com/
• FASTR Institute https://fastr.stanford.edu/education/reds/. Great educational materials here! 
• SHE Research: https://www.sheresearch.ie/menstrual-cycle. Good fliers, mostly about the menstrual cycle, but overall good definitions and information for coaches
• Project RED-S: https://red-s.com. Great advocacy organization with a lot of athlete-centered information, articles, stories, and toolkits. 
• Tina Muir (2023). Running for Real: RED-S Playlists. https://www.youtube.com/c/tinamuir (very short 2-4 min. videos)
• United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. (n.d.). Nutrition. Athlete Plates https://www.usopc.org/nutrition
• Lauren Fleshman (2023). Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World. Penguin Press. (Book that put RED-S on my radar)

We like to feature new TECH Products that can help ADs and Coaches and Scott Tsangeos shares the new OLYMPUS platform for Strength and Conditioning. THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Ron Allan was a longtime Florida AD who is now the AD at Campus H.S. in Haysville, Kansas. Ron shares his journey in education and some best practices for ADs, Coaches, and Leaders. THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Justin Erickson, CMAA is the Athletic Director at Nicholas Ferri Middle School in Johnston, RI and today he shares his athletic journey along with some Best Practices - THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Tara Rose, CAA is one of the bright new voices of our Professional and today she's back on the Podcast with a Toolbox Extra! Tara is the AD at St. Croix Falls High School and she was one of our SMALL SCHOOL AD Contributors - THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

Katie Pate was a very successful College Coach who is now a Senior College Administrator - she can also "Beat YOU in a Game of Horse" - and today she shares how she came back from a crushing loss! We've all had games like that and Katie shares her heart and some Wednesday Wisdom on The Educational AD Podcast!

This week's TECH TUESDAY features Billy Blackmon of Tocoi Creek High School in St. Augustine, Florida! Billy shares how their school has used Hudl from day one to help their kids, coaches, and fans! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

It's a BACK TO COLLEGE segment as we visit with Shaq Miller of Anderson University. Shaq has served as a College Coach and AD and she's also the Founder and CEO of her own company called Next Play Athletics Consulting. THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!

As we wrap up the year, Spotify shared that our #1 Episode of 2025 with more downloads than any other segment was our interview with Kelsi Frank, the AD at Chicago's Senn High School! Here it is again and if you see me at the NADC in Tampa PLEASE stop me and say hello! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast!