Athletic Director Research Paper

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Kyler Olsen Toews English 1 22 April 2015 Athletic Director One in one million athletes actually make it into the pros. If you are one of these nine hundred thousand nine hundred and ninety nine, and are still passionate about sports, maybe you should consider the profession of an athletic director. “Athletic directors direct athletics, supervise athletic events, and manage sports budgets at schools.” (qtd. I Have A Plan Iowa) I have seen our athletic director and realized that she has a job I aspire to do in the future. Also, my uncle is an athletic director, PE teacher, and high school football coach. I think I could also enjoy what he does. According to the article Ernest Becker (Athletic Director) “Ernest Becker (1914 – January 5, 1998) was an American tennis player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was a founding dean, first athletic director, and important influence at…show more content…
It is a salary type of job. You earn a yearly salary, not by hourly. Yearly throughout the nation on average people can earn about $70,000 dollars a year. My definition of success is “If you are happy, making others happy, and serving God with your life, then that is the definition of true success.” Earlier this year we had an introspection. I learned more about myself. I soon figured out through this job I can be happy with still having sports, serve others while helping out, and still have time for family, friends, and God; therefore, this seems to be the perfect job for me. I also learned I would not have to sacrifice any of my passions to have this career. Like previously stated you earn just over $70,000 per year. This is a little low compared to my lifestyle cost, but I think I did go a little overboard on what I wanted to do. I think I could get by with this amount of money per year, especially since I am married. This also means that she would hopefully have an income

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