Welcome
Sports Management Resources (SMR) consultants look forward to helping you take pride in the development of model educational sports programs. The SMR consulting group focuses on helping educational institutions manage change in the increasingly complex and litigious environment of scholastic and collegiate athletics programs. We emphasize embracing the highest standards of integrity, solving the challenges of remedying race and gender inequities and building the revenue streams necessary to the achievement of athletics department goals. SMR consultants are current and former athletics directors, all of whom have also served as college professors and been recognized for their leadership and administrative excellence. We have management experience in all competitive divisions as well as scholastic sports. We believe that the excellence of athletics teams can and must be compatible with academic and ethical integrity. We’re excited about sharing this knowledge and experience.
IN MEMORY OF DR. BOB FREDERICK - A Spirit Deeply Missed
June 14, 2009 - Christine H.B. Grant, Ph.D.Senior Associate
On Friday, 12th June the intercollegiate athletic world lost one of the most respected athletic directors and human beings in the nation. Bob Frederick died after suffering a tragic bicycling accident on the previous day. There will be many tributes to Bob from across the country for he was an excellent athletics director, a leader in many key positions in the NCAA & a wonderful teacher. But we at Sports Management Resources (SMR) wish to honor him, not for his accomplishments, which were many, but for the values by which he lived.
Read MoreSMR Management Thought
The success of the athletics director lies in five important areas:
(1) informed, ethical and fair decision-making,
(2) hiring and retaining the most competent, passionate and committed employees,
(3) fulfilling the educational, funding and inspirational needs of employees and student-athletes,
(4) by example and action, inspiring excellence in the performance and behavior of employees and student-athletes, and
(5) creating policies and procedures that enable employees to work efficiently and effectively and mitigate the occurrence or repetition of problems.