Talkin' with the AD

Coach Morgan Sullivan, CAA, RMSAA, CIC, NFHS Level 3 Coach, NFHS Level 3 MS Coach

Talkin' with the AD dives into the complexities of America's amateur sports scene, from high school to club, travel, AAU, and recreational leagues. Hosted by an experienced coach and Athletic Director, this podcast delivers insider insights, expert interviews, and the latest trends shaping the future of sports at every level. 

  1. 2d ago

    17 - Youth Sports Playing Time: Should Every Kid Play Equal? | Talkin' with the AD

    Send us Fan Mail Should playing time in youth sports be equal, or should the best players play? In this impromptu solo episode, athletic director and longtime youth coach Morgan Sullivan answers a new parent's honest question about youth sports playing time and makes the case for long-term athlete development over winning at 8, 10, or 12 years old. A first-time sports parent asked the question the right way on Instagram. The comments answered it the wrong way: "you play the game to win." Morgan explains why that mindset does real damage at the youth and middle school level, and what coaches should be doing instead: keep athletes safe, teach them, and above all keep them in the game. He shares two real stories (including the middle schooler "ranked 13th on a 12-player team" who became an all-conference Division II player), explains why a youth coach's win-loss record truly does not matter, and pushes back on the idea that rec and travel should be handled differently, drawing on his own top-tier 11U team that rotated every player and had 11 of 12 pitch. If you want stronger high school rosters, it starts years earlier by giving every kid a good experience and a reason to stay. — Talkin' with the AD is a podcast for athletic directors, school leaders, coaches, parents, and athletes, built around education-based athletics and the people who make it work. Hosted by Morgan J. Sullivan, athletic director, coach, and author of Coach on Leadership. LEAD · TEACH · GROW Website & free resources: betteryouthcoaching.comSubscribe for a new episode every MondayAsk the AD (mailbag): betteryouthcoaching.comPlease rate and review the showBooks: Coach on Leadership · MS Education Based Athletics · Before the First SnapRecorded with Riverside: https://riverside.partnerlinks.io/ltacqatxw6ac #TalkinWithTheAD #Sports #Athletics #AthleticDirector #CoachonLeadership #ParentEducation Welcome to Talkin' with the AD!  LET'S GO!! Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Support the show Visit betteryouthcoaching.com - information for parents, coaches, and athletes. SOCIALS Facebook - talkinwiththead X - Talkin’ with the AD Instagram - talkin_with_the_ad YouTube - Talkin' with the AD Tik Tok - Talkin' with the AD

  2. 5d ago

    16 - Dr. Kiristen Robinson, CMAA: Athletic Director Burnout Is Real: Mental Health, Boundaries & Student-Athlete Wellness

    Send us Fan Mail Athletic directors spend all day taking care of everyone else: coaches, athletes, parents, facilities. So who takes care of the AD? This week, host Morgan Sullivan sits down with Dr. Kiristen Robinson, CMAA, Student Activities Coordinator at Harrisonburg High School in Virginia, for an honest conversation about mental health and wellness on both sides of the whistle. Dr. K brings a rare résumé to the chair: former college basketball player, longtime teacher and coach, a PhD in Health and Human Performance, and a dissertation that became her CMAA project studying stress management and well-being for high school athletic directors. She teaches an NIAAA course on student-athlete mental health, led a workshop on AD wellness at the National Athletic Directors Conference, serves on the board of NOMAD (the National Organization for Minority Athletic Directors), and still found the time to write a children's book. In this episode: Support vs. help, and why the difference hits different once you're the one in the seatWhat her research revealed about AD stress, and the simple strategies that actually move the needle (yes, even breathing)Building a genuine "safe space" for student-athletes: what to watch for, and where your role stopsBoundaries that stick, so you can protect your time, your family, and your peaceWhy no one knows this job like another AD, and how to build that circle before you need itThe two or three pages of her playbook she'd hand every new athletic directorWhether you're a first-year AD still finding your footing or a veteran running low, this one's your reminder: you're not the only one who thinks like you, and you were never meant to do this alone. Connect with Dr. K: her children's book It's the Twins for Me (Amazon) · Instagram @twinsforme · NOMAD · reach her by email: Robinsonkiristen@gmail.com Talkin' with the AD is a podcast for athletic directors, school leaders, coaches, parents, and athletes, built around education-based athletics and the people who make it work. Hosted by Morgan J. Sullivan, athletic director, coach, and author of Coach on Leadership. LEAD · TEACH · GROW 🌐 Website: betteryouthcoaching.com  🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode  📬 Got a question? "Ask the AD" at betteryouthcoaching.com. Your question might headline a future mailbag.  ⭐ Enjoying the show? A quick rate and review helps other ADs, coaches, and parents find us.  📚 Books by Morgan J. Sullivan: Coach on Leadership · MS Education Based Athletics · Before the First Snap  🎙️ The show is recorded on Riverside. Try it here: https://riverside.partnerlinks.io/ltacqatxw6ac #TalkinWithTheAD · #Sports · #Athletics · #AthleticDirector · #CoachonLeadership · #MentalHealth Welcome to Talkin' with the AD!  LET'S GO!! Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Support the show Visit betteryouthcoaching.com - information for parents, coaches, and athletes. SOCIALS Facebook - talkinwiththead X - Talkin’ with the AD Instagram - talkin_with_the_ad YouTube - Talkin' with the AD Tik Tok - Talkin' with the AD

  3. Sep 7

    15 - Marc "Hutch" Hunter, CMAA: Certification, the Three-Sport Athlete & Building a Career That Lasts

    Send us Fan Mail What does four decades in the athletic director's chair actually teach you? In this episode of Talkin' with the AD, Morgan sits down with Marc "Hutch" Hunter, CMAA — 41 years in athletic administration, 30 of them as the building AD at Jordan High School — for a master class in certification, the fading three-sport athlete, and building a career in education-based athletics that lasts. If you're a new AD, a veteran, or a coach thinking about the seat, this one's a keeper. Hutch has watched the job grow from an extra duty handed to an assistant coach into the demanding, run-everything role it is today — and he's been honored for it, with a wall of hall-of-fame inductions and Athletic Director of the Year recognition from five different organizations. We get into the things that actually keep ADs in the chair. Why certification isn't just another hoop. The legal courses that will change how you run your department — recommend it, then document it. And the CMAA project that put his Jordan High teams to work serving their community. Then we hit a topic close to both of us: the decline of the three-sport athlete, the real cost of early specialization, and how to reach parents with a little clarity before confusion turns into conflict. Hutch also hands over a few pages from his own playbook: get plugged into your state and national associations, get certified, and make three people your very best friends — the head secretary, the head cafeteria manager, and the head custodian. Trust him on that one. Oh — and he's a novelist, too. We talk his Pinkerton Todd mystery series and the UIAAA Connection podcast, closing in on 300 episodes. RESOURCES & MENTIONS Hutch's novels — Plateau, Hoodoo, and Castlegate (the Pinkerton Todd series), with a fourth on the way. On Amazon under author Marc R. Hunter.The UIAAA Connection podcast — Hutch's show for the athletic administration community, approaching its 300th episode."Diggers in the Community" — the team service-project program at Jordan High that became his CMAA project.NIAAA certification (CAA and CMAA) and the Leadership Training Institute courses — including the legal courses Hutch and Morgan both credit for changing how they run their departments.Leadership with Legacy — an athletic-leadership book Hutch contributed a chapter to.— Talkin' with the AD is a podcast for athletic directors, school leaders, coaches, parents, and athletes — built around education-based athletics and the people who make it work. Hosted by Morgan J. Sullivan — athletic director, coach, and author of Coach on Leadership. LEAD · TEACH · GROW 🔗 Free resources and more at betteryouthcoaching.com  ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube and follow wherever you listen so you never miss an episode  📩 Got a question for the show? Send it in — it might get answered in an upcoming Mailbag  ⭐ If this one helped, leave a rating and review — it helps more ADs, coaches, and families find the show  📚 Read Coach on Leadership, MS Education Based Athletics, and Before the First Snap by author Morgan J. Sullivan #TalkinWithTheAD #Sports #Athletics #AthleticDirector #CoachonLeadership #CMAA #CoachDevelopment #MultiSportAthlete #SportSpecialization #EducationBasedAthletics Welcome to Talkin' with the AD!  LET'S GO!! Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Support the show Visit betteryouthcoaching.com - information for parents, coaches, and athletes. SOCIALS Facebook - talkinwiththead X - Talkin’ with the AD Instagram - talkin_with_the_ad YouTube - Talkin' with the AD Tik Tok - Talkin' with the AD

  4. Aug 31

    14 - Mike Mossbrucker, CMAA; Pages From a Hall of Fame Playbook: Listening, Legacy & Mentoring the Next AD

    Send us Fan Mail Some guests you interview. This one, you just listen to — and take notes. This week on Talkin' with the AD, I sit down with Mike Mossbrucker, CMAA, a recently retired athletic director who spent most of his career at Mooresville High School in Indiana. A state workshop presenter for the IIAAA and NIAAA, a past NIAAA Board of Directors member, the 2025 IIAAA Athletic Director of the Year, and a recent NIAAA Hall of Fame inductee (to be formally inducted at the NADC in Phoenix this winter), Mike has spent more than four decades pouring into coaches, athletes, and the ADs coming up behind him. We trace the whole road — from a multi-sport kid in Bloomington and a state champion wrestler at Bloomington North, to Indiana University, into coaching, and finally into the AD chair, where he learned fast that "you don't know what you don't know." Then we get into the good stuff: why certification matters, the facility audit that became his CMAA project (and a checklist his superintendent couldn't put down), what college scouts actually ask about in his office, and why the scholarship chase steals the joy from too many young athletes. And to close, Mike hands over a few pages from the playbook nobody ever gave him — the ones about listening before you respond, building equity in people's emotional bank accounts, hitting your pause button, and simply loving the job. If you're a new AD drinking from the fire hose right now, this one's for you. In this episode: (01:10) Sports beginnings in Bloomington — a multi-sport athlete and state champion wrestler(06:20) From middle school wrestling to Mooresville: building a coaching career(08:39) Stepping into athletic administration — and "you don't know what you don't know"(10:48) Looking back on a career: legacy, energy, and treating challenges as opportunities(14:11) Why certification matters, and the three levels of a coach(19:51) The CMAA project: the facility audit that transformed a district(31:09) Serving coaches and student-athletes — creating culture and buy-in(35:50) The scholarship trap, and what college scouts really want to know(43:44) Mentoring the next generation of ADs — getting them to year two, three, and beyond(52:11) Leading the IIAAA and serving on NIAAA boards: relationships before hard conversations(59:19) On the NIAAA Hall of Fame — humility, gratitude, and the people who made it possible(1:04:11) The Closing Question: a few pages from Mike's AD playbook(1:09:42) Where to reach Mike— Talkin' with the AD is a podcast for athletic directors, school leaders, coaches, parents, and athletes — built around education-based athletics and the people who make it work. Hosted by Morgan J. Sullivan — athletic director, coach, and author of Coach on Leadership. LEAD · TEACH · GROW Free resources for coaches, ADs, and sports parents: betteryouthcoaching.com Subscribe on YouTube and follow wherever you listen — new episodes every Monday. Got a question for the show? Send it in for a future mailbag — we read them on air. If this episode helped you, please rate and review. It's the easiest way to help another AD find the show. Books by Morgan J. Sullivan: Coach on Leadership · MS Education Based Athletics · Before the First Snap #TalkinWithTheAD · #Sports · #Athletics · #AthleticDirector · #CoachonLeadership · #ADLogistics Welcome to Talkin' with the AD!  LET'S GO!! Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Support the show Visit betteryouthcoaching.com - information for parents, coaches, and athletes. SOCIALS Facebook - talkinwiththead X - Talkin’ with the AD Instagram - talkin_with_the_ad YouTube - Talkin' with the AD Tik Tok - Talkin' with the AD

  5. Aug 25

    13 - Nate Larsen, CMAA

    Send us Fan Mail Nate Larsen has spent thirteen years in the athletic director's chair and three decades in education-based athletics — and he still says he wouldn't trade it for anything. In this episode of Talkin' with the AD, Morgan sits down with Nate, a Certified Master Athletic Administrator at O'Neill High School in O'Neill, Nebraska, an at-large Region D representative on the NIAAA Board of Directors, and Nebraska's leadership training coordinator. Nate grew up a coach's kid — in the gym before he could walk, firing the starter pistol at track meets in kindergarten — and that early view of the profession shaped how he leads today. We get into the leap from coaching to administration, and the relationships you have to fight to keep once you leave the gym. Nate makes the case for NIAAA certification — not for the letters after your name, but for the confidence and credibility it gives you when the hard questions land. He walks through his CMAA project — a real emergency action plan for every location, replacing the old "just call the AD" — and how he built community and youth partnerships from scratch as the new name in town. Then the part every AD should sit with: his lessons for the next generation. Find your network — you're not on an island. Be where your feet are. And make time for a few "NATO" conversations: Not Attached To an Outcome. A grounded, generous conversation for anyone who cares about doing this job the right way. In this episode: - From a Lincoln Southeast coaching family to the AD chair - The hardest adjustment when you trade the whistle for the office - Why year two felt "light years" ahead of year one after certification - His CMAA emergency action plan project, start to finish - Building booster and youth partnerships as the new AD in town - Mentorship, presence, and "NATO" conversations — Talkin' with the AD is a podcast for athletic directors, school leaders, coaches, parents, and athletes — built around education-based athletics and the people who make it work. Hosted by Morgan Sullivan — athletic director, coach, and author of Coach on Leadership. LEAD · TEACH · GROW Website: betteryouthcoaching.com Subscribe so you never miss an episode. Got a question for the show? Send it to the mailbag. If this helped, please rate & review — it helps other ADs find the show. Books by Morgan J. Sullivan:  Coach on Leadership MS Education Based Athletics Before the First Snap #TalkinWithTheAD #Sports #Athletics #AthleticDirector #CoachonLeadership #EducationBasedAthletics Welcome to Talkin' with the AD!  LET'S GO!! Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Support the show Visit betteryouthcoaching.com - information for parents, coaches, and athletes. SOCIALS Facebook - talkinwiththead X - Talkin’ with the AD Instagram - talkin_with_the_ad YouTube - Talkin' with the AD Tik Tok - Talkin' with the AD

  6. Aug 25

    12 - Claire Rietmann-Grout, The Positive Coach

    Send us Fan Mail Ballet at four. Division I softball at 18. And a question that stuck: the day she got to college and wondered — where are all the women? Morgan sits down with Claire Rietmann-Grout — founder of The Positive Coach, speaker, educator, former D1 softball player and coach, and NFHS Level 3 certified. This one's about connection: why it comes before performance, how it keeps girls in the game, and what shifts when a coach builds people first. They dig into the environment girls learn best in, the leadership most coaches walk right past, the difference between "attitude" and a kid asking to be seen, and the honest gap between being a great player and a great coach. Whether you coach, lead, or parent an athlete — there's a page in here for you. In this episode Why early movement builds athletes — and why kids are moving less"Teacher first": the jump from elite player to coachConnect → cared-for → risk → growth → confidence → leadership (skip a step, it breaks)Keeping girls in sport, and the age-14 dropout gap (Women's Sports Foundation)Handing athletes real leadership: notice it, then name itThe Positive Coach, free coach resources, and her forthcoming book, Heart-Centered CoachingFind Claire: clairerg.net · Instagram @ClaireThePositiveCoach Mentioned: Enough as She Is (Rachel Simmons) · Paul Gamble on athletic development · Betsy Butterick on coaching Gen Z & Gen Alpha · Women's Sports Foundation Webinar mentioned: https://clairerg.net/webinar-for-coaches/  — Talkin' with the AD is a podcast for athletic directors, school leaders, coaches, parents, and athletes — built around education-based athletics and the people who make it work. Hosted by Morgan J. Sullivan — athletic director, coach, and author of Coach on Leadership. LEAD · TEACH · GROW Website: betteryouthcoaching.comSubscribe wherever you listenSend a question to the MailbagRate & review to help other ADs find the showBooks: Coach on Leadership · MS Education Based Athletics · Before the First Snap#TalkinWithTheAD #Sports #Athletics #AthleticDirector #CoachonLeadership #CoachDevelopment Welcome to Talkin' with the AD!  LET'S GO!! Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Support the show Visit betteryouthcoaching.com - information for parents, coaches, and athletes. SOCIALS Facebook - talkinwiththead X - Talkin’ with the AD Instagram - talkin_with_the_ad YouTube - Talkin' with the AD Tik Tok - Talkin' with the AD

  7. Aug 17

    11 - Game-Day Experience, AI & Beating AD Burnout — Brandon Davis, CAA (Allen Academy)

    Send us Fan Mail Can AI actually save an athletic director real time and money? In this episode of Talkin' with the AD, host Morgan J. Sullivan sits down with Brandon Davis, CAA — Athletic Director at Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas — for a practical, steal-it-today conversation on using AI in athletic administration, building a can't-miss game-day experience, and rethinking "the way we've always done it." If you're an athletic director, coach, or school leader, this one's a toolbox. Brandon's path is anything but a straight line: a small Connecticut town, college lacrosse at the University of Louisville, coaching stops at Kentucky Country Day and powerhouse Sacred Heart Academy, ten years coaching collegiately at Georgetown College, an AD role at Highlands Latin School, and finally Texas. Along the way he picked up a lesson that shapes everything he does now — your message isn't interpreted at your mouth, it's interpreted at their ear. From there, Morgan and Brandon dig into the stuff that actually fills an AD's week: Certification — why Brandon pursued his CAA, how it helped him broaden his horizons across state lines, and the CMAA project he's building now: an AI-assisted system that flags academically at-risk athletes before they slip through the cracks. AI as a time-and-money tool — how Brandon uses Claude Projects to standardize PA rosters, run his athletic-department branding, write social captions, and turn a board request into a fully detailed 10-page proposal in about 90 minutes (always proof it, he warns). Game day as an experience — the plan to remove every reason a family might skip a Friday night: a YMCA-run kid zone, professional childcare, a new picnic and tailgate area, mini-camps that funnel young kids and their families into the stands, a bucket drumline, Wagyu burgers, and a 19-foot inflatable Ram tunnel. Why "this is how we've always done it" is dangerous — and the scheduling overhaul Brandon built around it, giving each team its own home day to ease multi-sport athletes and trim transportation costs. And to close, the marquee question Morgan asks every guest: the two or three pages Brandon would hand a new AD. His answer — get a taste of everything, find a mentor who's five or ten years ahead of you, and keep changing up your daily rhythm, because AD burnout is real. RESOURCES & MENTIONS Claude Projects — the AI workspace Brandon leans on for PA rosters, department branding, and social captions.TAPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) — Allen Academy's governing body, and the eligibility gap that sparked his CMAA project."Knowing Your Why" — Brandon's practice-planning talk on giving today's athletes the reason behind the reps.Cold spark fountains — the safer, cheaper smoke-cannon swap he landed after an AI-built options report.The YMCA partnership behind the Friday-night kid zone, childcare, and Little Ram Athletics.Connect with Brandon: bdavis@allenacademy.org · Allen Academy Athletics on Instagram CHAPTERS  00:00 — Welcome & intro  00:24 — Who is Brandon Davis: the winding road  06:07 — One lesson from every stop: communication  09:32 — Certification: the CAA, and a CMAA project using AI to flag at-risk athletes  18:10 — AI on game day: standardizing PA rosters  22:26 — Claude Projects for branding & social captions  25:07 — Time and money: an AI-built board proposal  28:29 — Game day experience: kid zone, childcare & the Ram tunnel  35:31 — "This is how we've always done it" — why it's dangerous  37:21 — Rethinking the schedule: one home day per team  40:35 — Closing lessons for young ADs + beating burnout — Talkin' with the AD is a podcast for athletic directors, school leaders, coaches, parents, and athletes — built around education-based athletics and the people who make it work. Hosted by Morgan J. Sullivan — athletic director, coach, and author of Coach on Leadership. LEAD · TEACH · GROW 🔗 Free resources and more at betteryouthcoaching.com  ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube and follow wherever you listen so you never miss an episode  📩 Got a question for the show? Send it in — it might get answered in an upcoming Mailbag  ⭐ If this one helped, leave a rating and review — it helps more ADs, coaches, and families find the show  📚 Read Coach on Leadership, MS Education Based Athletics, and Before the First Snap by author Morgan J. Sullivan #TalkinWithTheAD #Sports #Athletics #AthleticDirector #CoachonLeadership #ADLogistics #AIinSports #SportsTech #GameDayExperience #EducationBasedAthletics Welcome to Talkin' with the AD!  LET'S GO!! Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Support the show Visit betteryouthcoaching.com - information for parents, coaches, and athletes. SOCIALS Facebook - talkinwiththead X - Talkin’ with the AD Instagram - talkin_with_the_ad YouTube - Talkin' with the AD Tik Tok - Talkin' with the AD

  8. Aug 17

    10 - From Cop to Athletic Director — Colby Tillman on Law Enforcement, Leadership & Game-Day Ops

    Send us Fan Mail From the Squad Car to the Sidelines — Colby Tillman | Prescott Local School District (AR) What does a patrol officer, a school resource officer, and a police chief have in common with a game-day operation? In this episode of Talkin' with the AD, Morgan talks with Colby Tillman — now heading into year two as athletic director at Prescott Local School District in Prescott, Arkansas — about how a career in law enforcement sharpens you for the AD chair: quick decisions, sound decisions, made in the heat of the moment and scrutinized later. Before he ever ran a sideline, Colby was making split-second calls on the street — patrol, school resource officer, criminal investigations, drug task force. He even helped stand up a school district's own police department and served as its chief. He's also the first African American athletic director in his district's history. Colby and Morgan get into what actually transfers from law enforcement to athletic administration, how to build a coach's handbook coaches actually reach for (his lives as a hyperlinked digital doc with a hard copy — and the compliance section gets the most mileage), the real weight of keeping a district in good standing, and everything hiding inside "game-day operations" that the crowd never sees. Colby opens up about the backlash he faced coming home to take this job, why he stood firm anyway, and what he hopes it opens up for the next person. And he closes with education-first advice every young AD should hear: fit the program to your kids, start with small, reachable goals, and lead with the classroom — the approach that took his department to a 3.6 GPA. IN THIS EPISODE Law enforcement lessons that transfer straight to athletic administration — making quick, sound decisions under scrutinyWhat makes a coach's handbook a tool coaches actually reach forGame-day operations, start to finish — the part nobody seesBeing the first: leading through backlash and standing on your "why"Why the AD community shares freely — and how to lean on itColby's playbook for new ADs: fit the program to your kids, start small, lead with the classroomRESOURCES & MENTIONS LTC 630 — Athletic Administration: Interscholastic Contest Management (Planning, Preparation and Methods), part of the NIAAA Leadership Training Institute. Morgan's pick for anyone who wants to go deeper on game-day operations.Dragonfly — the athletic compliance and management platform Colby runs through his coach's handbook.The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) — Colby's state association, and his advice: never be afraid to call yours and ask questions.A tip of the cap to Philip Turner ("Chief"), the coach and AD who mentored Colby into this work.— Talkin' with the AD is a podcast for athletic directors, school leaders, coaches, parents, and athletes — built around education-based athletics and the people who make it work. Hosted by Morgan J. Sullivan — athletic director, coach, and author of Coach on Leadership. LEAD · TEACH · GROW 🔗 Free resources and more at betteryouthcoaching.com  ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube and follow wherever you listen so you never miss an episode  📩 Got a question for the show? Send it in — it might get answered in an upcoming Mailbag  ⭐ If this one helped, leave a rating and review — it helps more ADs, coaches, and families find the show  📚 Read Coach on Leadership, MS Education Based Athletics, and Before the First Snap by author Morgan J. Sullivan #TalkinWithTheAD #Sports #Athletics #AthleticDirector #CoachonLeadership #SchoolLeadership #ADLogistics #GameDayOperations #EducationBasedAthletics #Leadership Welcome to Talkin' with the AD!  LET'S GO!! Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Better Youth CoachingMission is to improve amateur sports through education of parents, coaches, and athletes Support the show Visit betteryouthcoaching.com - information for parents, coaches, and athletes. SOCIALS Facebook - talkinwiththead X - Talkin’ with the AD Instagram - talkin_with_the_ad YouTube - Talkin' with the AD Tik Tok - Talkin' with the AD

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Talkin' with the AD dives into the complexities of America's amateur sports scene, from high school to club, travel, AAU, and recreational leagues. Hosted by an experienced coach and Athletic Director, this podcast delivers insider insights, expert interviews, and the latest trends shaping the future of sports at every level. 

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  • Creator
    Coach Morgan Sullivan, CAA, RMSAA, CIC, NFHS Level 3 Coach, NFHS Level 3 MS Coach
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    17
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