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How will you become an athletic director? I have a bachelor’s degree in sports management or a related subject I have prior coaching experience Network and seek opportunities for advancement Join a college athletic department in PR, marketing, or fund-raising Apply for jobs at the collegiate level Continue to network and build your résumé; consider earning a master’s degree groups to encourage financial contributions and maintain fan support. Directors must be skilled at dealing with people when supervising their staffs and dividing up resources among the dozens of teams that colleges and universities field.
No law has had a funds to support sports programs greater impact on athletic programs in recent and facilities. This includes raisyears than Title IX of the Education Amending money for staff salaries and ments of 1972. The measure bars sexual disathletic scholarships, and for ficrimination in high school and college sports. nancing stadium improvements Male and female teams must receive equivathat can cost tens of millions of lent funding, for example, and athletic scholardollars. To secure funds, athletic ships must be equally available to both sexes directors arrange sponsorships, in colleges and universities.
Start building experience and contacts and develop your résumé. You will discover how much you really like the work and how well it fits your temperament. Those who have played a sport at some level may find officiating a natural move. Many prospective big league umpires enroll in an approved school at this age. If you are in your thirties or forties . . This is a good time to transition into high school, college, or professional jobs, depending on your level of experience. If you have children who play sports, seek opportunities to officiate in their youth leagues.