Case Study #1

Sue is the head women's soccer coach at Bigtime University. One of her star players has repeatedly been late to, or missed, practices and is creating a distraction to the team. After several meetings with the player to discuss the issues nothing has changed and Sue is thinking about dismissing her from the team. Thoroughly explain the entire process Sue should consider prior to dismissing the player. What other athletic staff personal should be part of the decision making process? Why would you include them in the process?

Case Study #2

Jim is athletic director at State University. He oversees 12 teams which employee 30 full-time coaches. Jim was told by his university president that he must cut 20% of expenses from next years budget. If you were Jim what would you do? Where would you make the cuts? Use the six steps in sound decision making to guide your process. Create a fact sheet and ask and answer important questions Jim will have to know for each step of the process.