Tony Rossi, Assistant AD of Health, Wellness, and Performance at Oral Roberts University, joins the show to break down his move into an admin role after serving as the Director of Sports Medicine.

We dive into how he elevated into the admin role, the biggest adjustments and new skills he's had to learn, and how he manages and leads a staff in a setting that carries a high turnover rate at the low major level. Tony also explains how he approached the initial conversations with the sports performance staff and why one of his goals is to detach performance coaches from their sport coaches when it comes to job security.

We also get into Tony's own training, including how he started competing in marathons and triathlons, the mental performance benefits that come from truly committing to training for something rather than just training to train, and why every coach needs a second mountain to climb beyond their career.

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Chapters

05:47 Elevating Into the Assistant AD Role

07:55 The Athletics Healthcare Administrator Role

10:46 Leading a Staff With High Turnover

13:01 Detaching Strength Coaches From Sport Coaches

15:22 When a New Head Coach Wants Their Own Guy

19:04 Earning Buy-In From the Sports Performance Staff

24:25 Biggest Adjustments and Skills to Build

26:23 SOPs, Roles, and Needs Assessments

29:43 Hiring and Evaluating the Right Fit

34:16 A Game Plan for Getting Into Administration

37:28 From Two-Mile Runs to Triathlons

41:52 Why You Need a Second Mountain

45:12 Treating Your Own Body Like an Experiment

49:24 Not Every Ache Is a Red Flag

EP 69: Tony Rossi | Running Multiple Departments and Marathons

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EP 69: Tony Rossi | Running Multiple Departments and Marathons