The plans for this season include a series about student leadership groups and year round programs. In this episode Nick and Matt kick that off by discussing their own programs.

Matt shares about his Blazer Academy which is only a few years old while Nick shares about his Athlete Council which was previously called G.O.A.L.. A special guest even makes a brief appearance.

Have a listen and then reach out to Nick or Matt if you would like to share about your program.

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The Coaching for a Greater Purpose conference is back for its 4th edition from 15-17 of January hosted by The American School in London.

Nick and Matt welcome Ryan Erickson the AD at ASL who talks about the conference but also his journey into the world of international schools.

The CGP will also feature 2 NIAAA courses and is the only conference in Europe designed for coaches and ADs at international schools. Join Nick this January in London!

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Back at it for season 8 of the Globetrottin'ADs

Nick and Matt talk about their summers and start of their year but most importantly their plan for season 8.

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Season 7 of the GTADs is in the books with this episode that was recorded live in Vienna at Hermanns Beach Bar.

Nick & Matt talk about how they have used AI this school year coming full circle from the AI episode from the end of season 6.

Some summer plans are also discussed as the guys get ready for a much needed break.

Thank you to everyone that has joined or listened to the pod this season.

In this episode Nick talks about the new revised and expanded version of his book. Hear about why a updated was necessary, what is new and who is now included.

A Global Playbook 2.0 is now available on all ⁠Amazon⁠ sites in print and kindle versions.

Add it to your summer reading list or pick it up for a colleague.

What has been going on in the Middle East the last month? What are international schools in the Middle East like?

We have Mark Buschini the AD at the American School of Dubai on this episode to fill us in. He talks about how the COVID experience has helped currently and reminds us of the real impact that athletics and activities have on our students.

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After a long break we are back with the last episode in our series about the International AD survey. This time we discuss the top 4 things that ADs have indicated that they are not concerned about....

Pressure to Win

Job Security

Getting Support

Pressure from Admin

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Our last Top Concern episode has us go to Tel Aviv Israel and welcome Doron Kramer, the AD at The Walworth Barbour American International School in IsraelAs all three guys share their concerns, tips and work with their school budgets we also hear about the impact of the current war on AIS Israel and its community. Definitely an episode work listening too regardless if you are concerned about your athletic budget or not. Afterwards please check out our sponsor⁠⁠ ⁠Kukri Sports.⁠⁠⁠

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We are back at it in 2026 with a return to our Top Concern episodes. This time we are talking about participation with Masa Yo who is the Athletic Director and PE Teacher at The American School in Switzerland (TASIS).

Nick, Matt and Masa talk about how and why their schools struggle with participation issues, how they have increased participation and also give some tips for other schools. There are so many facets to the concern of participation but we hope we touched on many of them in this episode.

Masa, of course, talks about his journey as well as some great things about his school and region of the world. Afterwards please check it out and then check out our sponsor⁠⁠ ⁠Kukri Sports.⁠⁠⁠

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The NIAAA National Athletic Directors Conference (NADC) is just wrapping up for 2025 when Nick and Matt recap their time in Tampa, Florida. Bruno Zanotti-Cavazzoni (Paraguay) and Claudia Araya (Brazil) join the guys as they talk about why they keep coming back to the NADC and also what their best parts of the conference were this year... both in and out of the conference.

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