PODCAST · sports
Pairadocs: Untold Stories from Athletic Directors
by Danielle LaPoint, Ed.D. & Dustin Smith, Ed.D.
All ADs have crazy, over-the-top, stories, that no class or book has prepared them for. We want to hear them, laugh with you, and grow into better ADs as we navigate across the U.S. for the craziest athletic director stories out there. Let's turn our setbacks, into knowledge.
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Damian rocks 2 FT jobs!
Damian Frassinelli got himself wrangled into an athletic director position and a rec job- simultaneously! Also, the result on a bylaw change... no big deal...
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Lisa experiences an AD nightmare
Lisa Montgomery starts with about 40% light (hearted fun), but quickly goes dark as she experiences a nightmare during a game.
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Lance will never forget his 1st football game!
Lance Parks had a memorable 1st football game! Lightning, health inspector, elementary cheer, and more. All other games should be a walk in the park from here on out...
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John takes a jog with a streaker
John Woods discovers a streaker has covered himself with red paint. So he just jogs along side him. Now offers his number 1 piece of advise- Never Chase.
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Blackwell has a different kind runner!
Stephanie Blackwell's wealth of knowledge and experience brings us great stories but, leaves her chain crew-less, dealing with a runner and a loud cheer mom.
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Win or Learn with TJ
TJ Wesselman laughs us through his dual role, champion wife, delayed planes, his memorable first game, and 2x ejection. Have to love his philosophy- Win or Learn!
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Dustin has to rent EVERYTHING!
First Dustin Williams has too much heat, then not enough heat, then no lights! All in the life of an AD who rents everything!
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Todd with a coach meltdown & 40 ft drop
Todd Olson lets us pick his stories, and they are wild! He has extreme weather, a coach meltdown, and a 40 ft drop- and he leaves us with, "kids problem are easy, adult problems are hard"
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Matt gets pranked on a real situation!
Matt Eichhorn lets us pick his story, and boy he does not disappoint! Not sure if the best part is the streamer, the lawyer, the superintendent, or Zach Clark.
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Pairadocs goes International with Jason Montgomery!
Jason Montgomery joins us from the other side of the world! He is an AD in Qatar and we pick his brain on all things international. It wouldn't be Pairadocs if we didn't throw a good college basketball fight into the mix as well!
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Troy's Wrong Turn
Troy Urdahl had us cracking up about his story when he was the XC rabbit. So much so, that we just glazed over the fact that he set his infield on fire!
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"This happened" Lenny Paoletti
You know it's going to be good when the story starts with, "this happened." Listen to Lenny Paoletti's take on patience, giving back, and networking.
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Season 2 Review!
Danielle and Dustin hand out season 2 awards! So many stories and not enough categories to highlight all of the crazy stories, but we talk about some of the ones that make us question everything.
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Daunte's gym floor gets watered!
Daunte Gouge has us speechless. Not sure what is more shocking- getting married at halftime or watering your gym floor!
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Masanori Toguchi vs. the student section
Masanori Toguchi throws out not 1, not 2, not even 3 students... he went for the whole student section! And you gotta hear the story that made Masanori say, "It would have been a bad day for the both of us."
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Scott Paine boots the whole family!
You don't want to mess with Scott or any coaches at his games, he'll send the whole family packing!
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Just add another hat- Assignor Tyler Chapman!
Tyler Chapman deals with some unique circumstances. He assigns all of his officials and sometimes the visiting team doesn't even show! Tyler knows how to control the chaos in Guymon!
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Valerie brings the thunder!
Valerie Miyares talks about the meteorologist side of the job, and who doesn't love stadium runners?!
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If you're going to talk to Kyle, put your name on it!
Kyle LeMieux deals with an anonymous emailer, an official who brought their dogs to games, and a possum playing dead. You know, normal everyday AD stuff.
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Danielle & Dustin in the hot seat!
You all have asked, so here we are. This episode is all about us. It's just Danielle and Dustin- get to know us and hear our stories. From a fallen official to a voodoo jar...
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Lights on fire Mossbrucker
Mike Mossbrucker calmly states, "It was a beautiful night for a football game- until it wasn't." That's when you know it's going to be a good story!
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Phillip Lansdell promotes reading!
Phillip Lansdell has us cracking up as he promotes reading and details his encounter with an emotional support rooster. Who knew?!
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Lisa says no ropes across the track!
Lisa Corprew recommends staying away from jinxing your football team's state championship season, and putting any sort of ropes across the track!
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Billy Tipps is not a Richard!
Billy Tipps has to deal with one of the silliest superstitions! His girl soccer parents are stuck in their ways!
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Kaz boots a principal & #24
Kaz Pata offers his perspective on being an official, but also tells us about how he had to remove a principal and a Kobe Bryant style soccer coach from his game!
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Loren Sandshop's bomb of a situation
Loren Sandhop does not allow bombs in his gym and John Deere tractor keys will work on any tractor! Just ask his softball field.
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Chris Satterfield goes down in dodgeball!
Pizza loving Chris Satterfield goes down hard during a student/faculty dodgeball game. Say no to the student/faculty game!Check out our sponsor link to receive a great savings- https://vitalsignswalloffame.com/pairadocs/
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Just google it Rebecca Karr!
Rebecca Karr can figure out anything, with the help from google and youtube. Snow and turf can't slow her down!Check out our sponsor link to receive a great savings- https://vitalsignswalloffame.com/pairadocs/
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Cory chooses self-preservation
Does Cory Aadland do the right thing, the wrong thing, or nothing? Gotta have a bat plan!Check out our sponsor link to receive a great savings- https://vitalsignswalloffame.com/pairadocs/
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Annual runner evades Andre Walker!
This is a Pairadocs first, a story that is ongoing! An annual runner evades Andre Walker- and everyone else. He also says no over night RV stays! Check out our sponsor link to receive a great savings- https://vitalsignswalloffame.com/pairadocs/
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Greg Smith has seen it all and won it all
Greg Smith with SO MANY stories! He takes on his fellow board members, saves a goalpost, babysits a principal, talks about buses, cough syrup, and the list goes on... Check out our sponsor link to get a great savings- https://vitalsignswalloffame.com/pairadocs/
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Freddy doesn't have time for a fire!
Thomas Fredrickson does not enjoy fire alarms during basketball games, or having his game field destroyed!Check out our sponsor link to get a great savings- https://vitalsignswalloffame.com/pairadocs/
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Deon doesn't want to know about bedroom games
Deon Birkes on bedroom games, wife advice, coaches, and buses!Check out our sponsor link to get a great savings- https://vitalsignswalloffame.com/pairadocs/
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Tony Fisher WILL find you, officials!
Tony Fisher goes to great lengths to ensure his school has officials- and trust us, you don't want to throw a first pitch with him!Check out our sponsor link to get a great savings- https://vitalsignswalloffame.com/pairadocs/
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So much fighting, William Fears!
William Fears has his hands full with fights! Calm down parents!
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Keep an eye on Doug Loughridge's bleachers
Doug Loughridge's bleachers are never boring! Whether it's a miniature horse or parent fights- always keep an eye on his bleachers!
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Matthew's head-scratching situations
Matthew Welsh stays calm regardless of how weird things may get- parents disciplining themselves, frisbees, dog poos, hammer punches...
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Don't touch Steve Robinson's gator!
Steve Robinson recommends you always listen to your own emergency plans. He also loses, not 1, but 2 coaches positions!
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Phil Rison is in the dark!
Phil Rison joins the sprinklers-during-game club, and no one leaves him in the dark!
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Michael Banning's scary situation
Starting off the year with a whopper of a story... hoping Michael Banning is the only AD who has to deal with this. Light poles should light the field, not be on the field.
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Season 1 Review!
2022 review! We start with categories including- most extreme, best animal, speechless, every ADs nightmare, best streaker, wildcard, bless your heart, most embarrassing, and where should we move? Had so much fun with this episode, but I think we may have missed a few... dollar store clams anyone?!
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Russ makes it to the press box in record time
Russ Waterman celebrates his brand new baseball and softball speakers with an unfortunate DMX/board member incident.
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Aaron on "how you exit matters"
Aaron Stecker explains exactly how to NOT handle a blow up sex doll in the stands.
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Nathan is a Pro AD
A one game trip that turned into an overnighter haunted Nathan DeLany for years! Also, Nathan doesn't attend pot lucks or awards banquets- unless he's in charge.
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Ann Stewart's... foe?
Ann Stewart's athletes join their opponent, and makes it all sorts of complicated.
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"Say it out loud" Dr. Chris Hobbs
Do not let Dr. Chris Hobbs near a pitching machine and do not eat clams from a dollar store. Common sense is important!
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Green paint for the win with Hugh McReynolds
Hugh McReynolds handles things outside the white lines- even when they are crooked or looks like a skull and bones. Hugh's tip- always have green paint handy!
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Nate has it all planned out, until he doesn't
Nate Larsen on how sometimes you do everything right, but you still have to clean up after someone else's mistake = AD frustration!
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Josh, wrangler of outfield runners and greyhounds
Josh Mathews finishes a game in wee hours of the morning, chases- and catches- an outfield runner, and welcomes greyhounds at this football games!
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Defining Colin Fegeley
Colin Fegeley defines 'homecoming' and 'QR code scan', has a run in with the band, and deals with a fake signing.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
All ADs have crazy, over-the-top, stories, that no class or book has prepared them for. We want to hear them, laugh with you, and grow into better ADs as we navigate across the U.S. for the craziest athletic director stories out there. Let's turn our setbacks, into knowledge.
HOSTED BY
Danielle LaPoint, Ed.D. & Dustin Smith, Ed.D.
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