Program Director's Playbook

Why Older Athletes Are Your Best Retention Signal

Why Older Athletes Are Your Best Retention Signal

You can usually spot the parents who are deciding whether to stay. They stand at the edge of the field during a younger sibling's practice, half-watching their own kid and...

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Why Older Athletes Are Your Best Retention Signal

You can usually spot the parents who are deciding whether to stay. They stand at the edge of the field during a younger sibling's practice, half-watching their own kid and.

The 6 Signals Every Director Should Scan Before the Week Commits Them

The 6 Signals Every Director Should Scan Before...

The problems that blow up your season are almost never the ones that blindside you. They are the ones that sent up a flare weeks earlier while you were busy...

The 6 Signals Every Director Should Scan Before the Week Commits Them

The problems that blow up your season are almost never the ones that blindside you. They are the ones that sent up a flare weeks earlier while you were busy.

Why Your Strongest Kid Is Often Your Most Overlooked

Why Your Strongest Kid Is Often Your Most Overl...

Every program with a real range of ability has one of these athletes: the kid who is clearly ahead of the group, who picks things up fast, who could hold...

Why Your Strongest Kid Is Often Your Most Overlooked

Every program with a real range of ability has one of these athletes: the kid who is clearly ahead of the group, who picks things up fast, who could hold.

What Parents Are Really Reacting To When They Push Back on Price

What Parents Are Really Reacting To When They P...

You raised tuition four percent this year. Defensible, overdue, still under what the club two towns over charges. You sent the email with the careful paragraph about rising costs and...

What Parents Are Really Reacting To When They Push Back on Price

You raised tuition four percent this year. Defensible, overdue, still under what the club two towns over charges. You sent the email with the careful paragraph about rising costs and.

The Money You Get Back for Handing Off Payroll and HR

The Money You Get Back for Handing Off Payroll ...

Almost everything that funds a youth sports program is something you have to go out and earn. You build the budget line by line, you make the case for it,...

The Money You Get Back for Handing Off Payroll and HR

Almost everything that funds a youth sports program is something you have to go out and earn. You build the budget line by line, you make the case for it,.

The Back-Office Solution That Sends Money to Your Program

The Back-Office Solution That Sends Money to Yo...

The dentist with twelve employees down the street is not doing his own payroll. Neither is the woman who owns the three-location hair salon, or the guy running the HVAC...

The Back-Office Solution That Sends Money to Your Program

The dentist with twelve employees down the street is not doing his own payroll. Neither is the woman who owns the three-location hair salon, or the guy running the HVAC.

How to Get Your Time and Money Back While Keeping Full Control

How to Get Your Time and Money Back While Keepi...

You did not get into youth sports to spend your Sunday night reconciling payroll. You got into it for the kid who finally made the play they had been working...

How to Get Your Time and Money Back While Keeping Full Control

You did not get into youth sports to spend your Sunday night reconciling payroll. You got into it for the kid who finally made the play they had been working.

Build the August Sequence in June, Before You're Underwater

Build the August Sequence in June, Before You'r...

Your summer camp wraps the last week of July. Two hundred and forty kids cycled through over six weeks. The staff was solid. The reviews were good. Parents posted photos....

Build the August Sequence in June, Before You're Underwater

Your summer camp wraps the last week of July. Two hundred and forty kids cycled through over six weeks. The staff was solid. The reviews were good. Parents posted photos..

The Most Strategic Decisions That Only Make Sense in June

The Most Strategic Decisions That Only Make Sen...

Most experienced directors know June matters for what comes next. The conventional framing is that June is when you draft September materials so the fall registration window opens on time...

The Most Strategic Decisions That Only Make Sense in June

Most experienced directors know June matters for what comes next. The conventional framing is that June is when you draft September materials so the fall registration window opens on time.

The Playing Time Conversation to Have Before the First June Tournament

The Playing Time Conversation to Have Before th...

Most programs have a playing-time conversation with families in August or whenever the season starts. It covers the program's philosophy on minutes, on rotation, on the difference between rec and...

The Playing Time Conversation to Have Before the First June Tournament

Most programs have a playing-time conversation with families in August or whenever the season starts. It covers the program's philosophy on minutes, on rotation, on the difference between rec and.