Handling frustration in the athletic director position – Coach and Athletic Director

As an athletic administrator, one of the first things you’re going to realize is that life can be frustrating. But you don’t have to suffer those occasions as long as you understand the dynamics behind them. That being said, you need to develop an approach for dealing with the frustrations.

Frustration often stems from several factors. You might have to deal with:

While this is not an all-inclusive list, you get the idea. Whenever you have little or no control or hope, frustration may develop.

This is not to say that athletic directors are the only professionals who face frustration in their positions, but as the most visible aspect of education, we are under scrutiny in everything we do. read more at coachad.com