Our goal is to connect Athletes, Parents, Coaches, Athletic Directors and anybody with a passion for sports. Our mission is to educate and promote the Education-Based Athletics philosophy. Sports is more than the result on the scoreboard. It is a metaphor for life and the skills learned through sports directly transfer to anything we do down the road. More important than creating better athletes is to create better people. With our podcast, we interview interesting people in the world of sports and ask them about their experiences and to get their unique perspective on the lessons they learned through sports.
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Our goal is to connect Athletes, Parents, Coaches, Athletic Directors and anybody with a passion for sports. Our mission is to educate and promote the Education-Based Athletics philosophy. Sports is more than the result on the scoreboard. It is a metaphor for life and the skills learned through sports directly transfer to anything we do down the road. More important than creating better athletes is to create better people. With our podcast, we interview interesting people in the world of sports and ask them about their experiences and to get their unique perspective on the lessons they learned through sports.
Mike Ellson: CMAA Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville - Supporting New ADs
Athletics For Life
45 minutes 35 seconds
4 years ago
Mike Ellson: CMAA Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville - Supporting New ADs
We interviewed Mr Mike Ellson, Mr Ellson is the athletic director at Christ Presbyterian Academy Nashville, TN. He began teaching and coaching at CPA in 1987 and has served as their first coach and only athletic director. Ellson oversees the athletics program, focusing on character development and personal growth, and continues to seek opportunities to mentor coaches and students. Mr Ellson was selected as a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Athletic Director of the Year twice, and he was the 2020 Distinguished Service Award Recipient and was named the 2020 Frank Kovaleski Professional Development Award Winner by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
'We are not defined or identified by the scoreboard' - Mike Ellson
Topics discussed:
* Introduction
* Career into becoming an Athletics Director
* His philosophy on Athletics and Educational-based Athletics Philosophy
* His involvement in TSSAA and NIAAA in various roles
* His drive to support and lead the new generation of ADs
* The NIAAA Quality Program Assessment and the benefits for international schools
* NIAAA mentorship program
* His view on the International Athletics Director
* The four questions every Athletic Director should ask themselves
Website Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) - https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_descriptionandredir_token=QUFFLUhqa2J5WS16cndNWFBzUVlzSFVWT1VHMGw3ZlVGQXxBQ3Jtc0tuNjNDTUY2ZlNkVDJUOVRKRE0wb0YxWEpHc0tBMGNVc3FRZHdldWpXSG1IRkduVkFSem4tdmxodTlCWG1VaVh4UmRwanBfX1c2ZUVVQjZlTUhfeGNDbEVkY3M2Q00zSDFXMWpkNVc4VFRmalpkVVBNbwandq=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cpalions.org%2F (https://www.cpalions.org/)
Host(s): CD Johnson and Jeff Koops
Twitter: @AthleticsforLi2
Special Guest: Mr Mike Ellson CMAA
Camera and editing: Scott Lillis
NIAAA Website: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_descriptionandredir_token=QUFFLUhqblZPc3ZRU01VckxJeW9nSTRJSGFIb3JoOUJOd3xBQ3Jtc0tuZUFYVlQ5LVdBNXAxYy03YWZMTnhuTGF2NjdncVJnZk50X0FuOTQtanM4Z09YTHA1NUdwOHQ0MUpkRGtzYXVKUXAyLUt3SWcyeTBPVFd2UkRXcENsQ3c5MmJfN3NHMk8wQ1p3WDBldHp2aHdTQ3RDWQandq=https%3A%2F%2Fmembers.niaaa.org%2F (https://members.niaaa.org/)
Athletics For Life
Our goal is to connect Athletes, Parents, Coaches, Athletic Directors and anybody with a passion for sports. Our mission is to educate and promote the Education-Based Athletics philosophy. Sports is more than the result on the scoreboard. It is a metaphor for life and the skills learned through sports directly transfer to anything we do down the road. More important than creating better athletes is to create better people. With our podcast, we interview interesting people in the world of sports and ask them about their experiences and to get their unique perspective on the lessons they learned through sports.
