Pairadocs: Untold Stories from Athletic Directors: Recent Episodes
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.
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...
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.
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.
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!
First Dustin Williams has too much heat, then not enough heat, then no lights! All in the life of an AD who rents everything!
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"
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
Daunte Gouge has us speechless. Not sure what is more shocking- getting married at halftime or watering your gym floor!
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."
You don't want to mess with Scott or any coaches at his games, he'll send the whole family packing!
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!
Valerie Miyares talks about the meteorologist side of the job, and who doesn't love stadium runners?!
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.
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...
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!
Phillip Lansdell has us cracking up as he promotes reading and details his encounter with an emotional support rooster. Who knew?!
Lisa Corprew recommends staying away from jinxing your football team's state championship season, and putting any sort of ropes across the track!
Billy Tipps has to deal with one of the silliest superstitions! His girl soccer parents are stuck in their ways!
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!
Loren Sandhop does not allow bombs in his gym and John Deere tractor keys will work on any tractor! Just ask his softball field.
Pizza loving Chris Satterfield goes down hard during a student/faculty dodgeball game. Say no to the student/faculty game!
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Rebecca Karr can figure out anything, with the help from google and youtube. Snow and turf can't slow her down!
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Does Cory Aadland do the right thing, the wrong thing, or nothing? Gotta have a bat plan!
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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!
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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...
Thomas Fredrickson does not enjoy fire alarms during basketball games, or having his game field destroyed!
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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!
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Doug Loughridge's bleachers are never boring! Whether it's a miniature horse or parent fights- always keep an eye on his bleachers!
Matthew Welsh stays calm regardless of how weird things may get- parents disciplining themselves, frisbees, dog poos, hammer punches...
Steve Robinson recommends you always listen to your own emergency plans. He also loses, not 1, but 2 coaches positions!
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.
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?!
Russ Waterman celebrates his brand new baseball and softball speakers with an unfortunate DMX/board member incident.
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.
Do not let Dr. Chris Hobbs near a pitching machine and do not eat clams from a dollar store. Common sense is important!
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!
Nate Larsen on how sometimes you do everything right, but you still have to clean up after someone else's mistake = AD frustration!
Josh Mathews finishes a game in wee hours of the morning, chases- and catches- an outfield runner, and welcomes greyhounds at this football games!
Colin Fegeley defines 'homecoming' and 'QR code scan', has a run in with the band, and deals with a fake signing.
Deren Oshiro discusses Hawaii's perfect weather, extra sports, traveling, and tailgate attacks.
Zach Clark asks, how, why, what?! He talks dealing with stadium lights turning off, poo problems, puking issues, gator accidents, and family.
Lanness Robinson has the hard jobs- removing a teacher, dealing with brains not working, and hot asphalt.
Don Baker is experienced in dogs, horses & toilets, and oh- being an athletic administrator.
Xavier Antheaume talks bowling, basketball, and soccer- and brought video evidence to show us how one incident played out!
Mike McGurk has been through snipers, tragedies, and pandemics as an AD... but the sprinklers, that is what really trips him up.
When Jason Culler led with, "I get a call from the Cynex gas station..." you know the story is gonna be good!
Benefit to being last in XC? You have the most playing time. Last kid on the bench? You still got to play, when others were cut. Gary Stevens puts is all into perspective.
Darryl Nance talks about unexpected resignations and every ADs favorite topic- parents!
All ADs want their athletes to show good sportsmanship, but did Joey Struwe's athletes take it too far?!
Clayton Harrell navigates a ninja mom and coach. Does not endorse gold as a school color.
Willie Spears deals with parents who lie, and slow motion film. But you don't want to make Willie mad, because he will make you smell like a sandwich.
Fire smoking cars, smoked by a blow pop, and smoking electric- nothing Brittany Spencer Grant can't handle!
Mike Ellson likes- real officials, light soccer goals, and painting buses. Mike dislikes- impromptu dodgeball
Dr. Lisa Langston gets real about how silence is best with parents sometimes and to let some things roll off your back.
The interviewer gets interviewed. Dr. Jake von Scherrer recalls incidents with parents, underwear, and taught us the real meaning of the word quality.
Emily Barkley talks about her socks and chicken encounter, but not in an email. NIAAA/Ticket Spicket Webinar registration- spicket.events/webinar
Who needs chain gangs, printer ink, or stadium lights?! Jim Harris does! Listen to his comical stories as he navigates being the AD at one of the nation's most famous high schools. Go Titans!
Steve Throne turns airplane seats, names, code reds, and cheap parents into some funny stuff.
Cole Kanyer talks about how someone else's actions quickly became his problem as an AD, and how it cost him a shirt. But don't forget about the chickens!
Dan Talbot brings not 1, not 2, but 3 stories that all happened days apart! Get ready to laugh as you hear Dan tell his freshly acquired stories, with some jokes mixed in. Here's to Dan having a less eventful week!
Ever get cornered by a parent? Dr. Mark Rerick has, and it ends with a painfully honest comment. Was it Mark's finest moment or one he'd rather forget?
Pairadocs starts off with a doozy! You won't want to miss the NIAAA President-elect, Becky Moran, as she tells her untold story. You'll be laughing as Becky recounts a football game she'll never forget... even though she may want to!