Off Duty ADs

The Off Duty ADs talk about student IEPs and 504s and how they relate to extracurricular activities. Ryan tries to find the line between accommodations and FERPA, leans on receiving the right info at the right time, and is concerned about the slippery slope that may follow precedent; Mike recaps a past difficult situation, summarizes that a try-out process must be equal for all students, and knows that generic phrases are usually best; and Mark gives a quick legal background, hopes his coaches use multiple teaching methods, and hypes his own teaching ability.

The Off Duty ADs talk about difficult discussions with parents. Ryan wants to find the underlying goal of angry parent meetings, reminds us that all parents use the "fear of retribution" excuse, and considers reviving his cow bingo event; Mike limits parent discussions to just the one target topic, likes Covey's advice to agree to disagree agreeably, and may have single-handedly forced Urban into retirement; Mark tries to give parents the perspective of meeting all kids' needs, makes sure to humanize his coaches, and knows that he messed up a movie quote last week.

The Off Duty ADs answer some listener emails then continue discussing end of season coaches' meetings. Ryan knows that coaches and kids need to have similar expectations, monitors whether his coaches have hit a ceiling, and points out that the size of the roster and effectiveness of instruction aren't necessarily related; Mike responds to last week's criticism, comments that competitive success and relationship building must be built together, and purchases from vendors who have positive relationships with our organizations; Mark questions the term "Des Moines big", allows his coaches to control the philosophies of their programs but holds them accountable for their philosophies, needs to start writing again, and can't keep Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids straight.

The Off Duty ADs talk about philosophy and procedure for cutting athletes after half an episode of college football talk. Mike might be lost somewhere in Colorado; Ryan doesn't quite hate Tom Cruise, taunts his son, marks all of his emails as important, relates cutting to riding a carousel, and speculates that most kids probably don't travel an aggressive math circuit; Mark finally gloats about the Irish but hopes for playoff chaos, relates cutting to AP course offerings, struggles to balance meaningful reps vs. ability to represent your school, and still hates the word investment within sports.

The Off Duty ADs continue their conversation about end of season meetings with coaches. Ryan misses today's episode in order to attend an emergency meeting of Cleveland Browns fans. Mike has an opinion about Nebraska football, recognizes that great coaches never stop learning or improving, disagrees with Mark about parent surveys, and keeps working to make things better for kids. Mark leans heavily on student survey results, tries to find things to talk about with his high flying coaches, disagrees with Mike about parent surveys, and had half of his family get sent home early from school.

The Off Duty ADs discuss end of season coaches' meetings. Ryan takes the servant leader approach with tough coaches, teaches the guys a new order for coach meetings, and still has hopes for his Browns to get to seven wins; Mike questions coaches who don't want to grow, tries to communicate cultural changes to his tenured coaches, and loves the mmmmmmm bop Hanson brothers; Mark doesn't want to coach a group of clones, relates coach communication to plane crashes, and taught his two-year-old an important life lesson.

The Off Duty ADs bounce around some legal discussions. Ryan finds his Cleveland fandom to be repetitive, points out that state association membership is voluntary, and talks attractive nuisance and foreseeable dangers; Mike gets his legal knowledge from LA Law and The Good Wife, reminds his colleagues that what's best for kids should always come first, and hates small beer glasses; and Mark avoids Notre Dame talk while cautiously liking the changes of the NBA G League, leans on the idea of HS athletic participation being a privilege instead of a right, and spends some hours on the eligibility of someone else's student.

The Off Duty ADs answer listeners' questions. They try to balance an open door policy vs. hosting an open forum, discuss perceptions of freshmen participation, middle school programs, feeder programs, and where cutting fits into high school teams, and they discuss the structure and perception of private schools in public leagues. For added entertainment, Ryan mourns the Ohio sports scene, Mike has audio problems and avoids a drag race, and Mark finished his late Autumn winter.

The Off Duty ADs talk about club sports vs. educationally based athletics. Joe loves his Cougars, sees problems with residency and competition, and questions club competition overlaps; Mike finds college football to be cliche, is concerned that HS sports are also becoming the haves and have-nots, and believes that a good experience is the best recruiting pitch; Mark waits for the Irish letdown, thinks parents can screw their own kids up, and uses percentages to describe parents; and Ryan runs a marathon.

The Off Duty ADs talk about under-performing coaches and are joined by Joe from WA; Ryan sees the return of the factory of sadness, reinforces his message at parent meetings, and recognizes the danger in turning over coaches; Mike sees the Sox reach 100, rants about early arrivals, and wants to discuss growth vs. performance; Mark still doesn't want to talk about the Cubs, tries to separate success from competitive success, and analyzes skeletons; and Joe gives us a movie, a beer, and some sage wisdom.