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Masters In Coaching Episode II: CIF Executive Director Ron Nocetti

Posted on 9/3/2020 by Tim Cates


Ron Nocetti

Our guest now has been involved in education since 1991 as a teacher, coach, athletic director, and administrator. Then he moved on to the CIF as the Associate Executive Director, Senior Director, and Director of Championship events from 2012-2019, and a year ago took over as the man who oversees all of CIF as the Executive Director, that is Ron Nocetti.

Show Highlights

  • The decision to postpone contests for high schoolers is never an easy decision
  • The attempt to salvage a reasonable season during the pandemic
  • How to navigate a fluid situation that is constantly changing
  • How the popularity of high school sports has grown
  • The importance of supporting local journalism and newspapers
  • Coaching is always tied to education
  • Why high school athletics will come back from the pandemic stronger than ever
  • His $1 coaching job
  • Coaches and teachers that have influenced his life’s path
  • How coaches are used to adapting and adjusting on the fly
  • The CIF’s partnership with Concordia’s Master’s of Coaching & Athletics Administration
  • The best coaches never stop learning
  • Sports provide life-lessons to students to be better people

Tags: Masters in Coaching, CIF, Coaching, MCAA Podcast

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