August 04, 2022

Episode 66: Jen Brooks, CMAA - Athletic Director at Ursuline Academy and the founder of the Global Community of Women in High School Sports - St. Louis, MO

31 minutes

Episode # 66:….Jen Brooks, CMAA, Athletic Director, Ursuline Academy, St. Louis, MO

Today we have a chance to sit down with a true game changer and difference maker in our business. Jen Brooks, Athletic Director at Ursuline Academy in St. Louis Missouri and the founder of the Global Community of Women in High School Sports in changing the narrative around what an AD looks like, and we are all better for it.

This is a great conversation for any AD at any level of experience so let settle in and get to know Jen Brooks

0:53 - Introduction

2:38 – Time Lapse Video of the AD

3:48 – A Personal Discipline Leading to Greatness

5:43 – Global Community of Women in High School Sports

9:57 – Being the Only Female AD in the Room

13:13 – 50 Years of Title IX

15:36 – Tips for the New AD

17:48 – Acting on Choices of Consequences

20:27 – Curb Appeal-LTC 619

23:33 - 2 Minute Drill

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Social Media Connections: Twitter: @jenbrooks_1 Global Community of Women in HS Sports

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.

We hope you enjoy the time we spend with these special guests. Please leave us a review or rating to help us know how you were benefited from this podcast or how we can improve it. Thank you for listening. And until next time, thank you for spending your time, Hangin with the AD.

Don Baker, CMAA.... Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. @CCSD_AD (twitter & instagram)

Josh Mathews, CMAA...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA (East Cobb) @jwmathews14 (twitter & instagram)

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