The inevitable question of what you want to be when you grow up; we've all seen it in some way or form posed to us in countless questions throughout adolescence. When I was younger, I would respond by saying the next Michael Jordan, a WWE superstar, or even the starting quarterback for the Steelers. Around sixth grade I sensed that none of those careers were an option for me; I didn't have the height for the NBA, I would have become a rag doll in pro wrestling, and my NFL career would have been the equivalent of Joe Thiemann vs. Lawrence Taylor. I quickly began to notice the various jobs related to the non-athletic sports industry. I could be in charge of a facility for everyone to use, be responsible for the finances of an organization, broadcast, or simply work in ticket sales. After letting go of my imagination, I embraced what I truly wanted to do in the sports field, a job that requires me to be well-rounded and responsible for multiple teams. Being a high school athletic director is no walk in the park, I will be forced to use all of my skills while simultaneously supervising a team of coaches, working with frustrated parents and players, and other ADs in our conference. The definition of the funds budget for each team will also play an important role in my professional path; for example, if the soccer team wants new uniforms but the women's soccer program has used the same uniforms for the last 5 seasons, that will obviously be the first priority. As Athletic Director I will also be responsible for planning each event; for example, varsity basketball will practice later than the freshman team, when we face the rival team the crowd will be large and we will need a larger stadium, and the football season will begin on August 18. Establishing a standard of conduct in…half of paper…could have a negative outcome; Creating too rigid a schedule will discourage players, fan support will decrease, and you may lose sponsors. While this is a reckless scenario, these are things athletic directors need to take into consideration—how would teams get to away games if the athletic director forgot to provide transportation? People skills are great to have in any job title, especially in this field I will be required to talk to countless people or, in Tom Neubert's case, sift through emails and communicate with UC students. Leadership skills are essential to success, having one person responsible for everything that revolves around your programs takes a lot of work and if they are not able to lead their staff, athletes and governing body they will not be able to motivate the rest of the group. the student body. You forgot who organizes the pep rallies??