In Episode #10 of “Playing The Field,” Curt sits down with former Granby Memorial High School Athletic Director, Kim Chamberlain, and current GMHS AD, Brian Maltese, to discuss various aspects of directing an athletic department. (02:39 – 55:20) Kim Chamberlain joins the show to talk about what it was like being an athletic director for five years at Granby. Throughout the conversation Kim gives answers to what a normal day as an athletic director could look like, what she enjoyed most and least about the job, the hiring process of a new coach, the role parents should play within athletics, no-cut policies and why she ultimately left the job at Granby to get back into teaching PE. (55:30 – 1:46:20) Brian Maltese joins the show to talk about his long and impressive journey to get to where he is today at GMHS. Throughout the conversation Brian highlights his teaching career prior to becoming an athletic administrator, his previous jobs in East Windsor and Coventry, the certifications required to become an AD, his favorite and least favorite parts of the job and what it has been like to run the department in the midst of a global pandemic.
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