The function of athletic director in an american institution as a sports administrator.

The purpose of this study was to obtain useful materials in examining the function of the Athletic Director of a university in Japan. Currently, interest in university sports is increasing in Japan. Some universities have established a department to manage competitive sports activities, similar to the role of the Athletic Department in the United States. Moreover, the university that appoints a sports administrator as an operator of sports activities is beginning to appear. In the United States, the Athletic Director is generally appointed as the Executive Director in charge of managing the department. On the one hand, this has been shown, in previous research, to play an essential role at the university. On the other hand, studies have not yet been conducted to investigate what is expected and what function is actually performed by the director in the departments currently established at universities in Japan. Therefore, in this research, we conducted interview surveys with a person who has a rich experience as a sports administrator at a university as well as Athletic Directors at multiple universities in the United States. Then, obtaining useful materials in examining the function of the Athletic Director in a university Athletic Department was tried. As a result of the interviews, it was established that there are four main duties required of the Athletic Director at United States universities. These are: "management and finance," "human resources," "academic management," and "compliance". The details of each duty were explored through the interviews. The function of Athletic Director in universities in the United States covers diverse aspects, and it could be seen as an essential function in the university. In the future, it will be desirable to clarify the current situation of Athletic Directors in Japan, compared with the function of their counterparts in the United States, which was the focus of this research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]