Leadership: Page 71

Is a Rec Center Project in Your Future?

Building or renovating a recreation center can be a daunting task, especially for the rec center director who is still relatively new to the profession.

Craig Bouck AIA, LEED AP President and CEO Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture, Denver

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Planning a Pool Enclosure? How to Cut Total Costs by 48%

Top Trends From a Fitness Guru

CEO of SCW Fitness Education, and 2016 AB Show speaker Sara Kooperman shares her top five trends

Sara Kooperman, JD, CEO, SCW Fitness Education, Chicago

AB Reader Perspective: How do you maintain balance between your personal and professional lives?

We asked AB readers to share their tips and tricks for maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Creating an Environment for Excellence

Jordan Shenker, CEO of the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly, N.J., shares his advice for inspiring excellence in your team

Jordan Shenker is CEO of Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly, N.J.

Edmonton City Architect Bélanger Talks Canadian Design

As city architect in Edmonton, Alb., for the past seven years, Carol Bélanger has been integral in hiring the designers of some 20 recreation projects for a community that boasts dozens more — all during an era of modern architecture that has elevated Ca

[Photo by Adam Goudreau]

AB Reader Perspective: The State-of-the-Art Facility of the Future

We asked readers to weigh in on the features a state-of-the-art facility will have in 20 years time. Here's what they said:

Letter from the Editor: Eat Your Veggies

As we sit down to plan each issue of Athletic Business, we have a lot of ideas to sift through. Some proposed topics are more exciting than others, such as programming trends or pioneering facility design. Others are more serious, important topics that ar

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Safety & Security

Opinion: Coaches Scarier than Concussions

As much as I love football − and I was a high school head coach before founding the National Alliance for Youth Sports in 1981 − I wouldn’t risk my kids playing today with all the information out there about the long-term effects of concussions. But the concussion issue and all the talk it has generated is minor compared with the real issue that I have seen damaging young lives for more than 30 years now: the people who are coaching kids. The guy you trust with your child who is out there for a few hours a week, out of your sight, pretending that they know how to coach children.

Build Your Career Around Your Strengths

Bobbi Nance of the Oak Park, Ill. Park District discusses the career benefits of playing to your strengths.

Bobbi Nance is senior manager of strategy and innovation for the Park District of Oak Park, Ill.

AB Reader Perspective: What tactics do you use to motivate employees?

Industry leaders from across the athletics, fitness and recreation fields share their insights of employee motivation

Choosing a Continuing Education Program in Sports Administration

Going back to school for a master's degree or sports-management-specific certification can give administrators an edge and better prepare them for their roles.

Using Open-Book Management to Build Employee Buy-In

Jim Worthington of the Newtown Athletic Club shares the benefits of an "open-book" style of management

[Photos courtesy of Newton Athletic Club]

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