Michael Hooven is an athletic director and assistant athletic director with extensive experience in youth sports development, coaching, and administration. He has strong relationships with stakeholders in the community and uses technology to connect coaches, athletes, and parents. As a librarian/media specialist, he employs innovative projects to engage students and encourage reading.

1. MICHAEL HOOVEN
1120 Walnut Street, Collingdale, PA 19023 C: 6108093060 mwhooven@yahoo.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hooven-raa-484893108
Athletic Director highly skilled at youth development, supervising coaches and involving parents in their
children's athletic development and programming.
Extensive sports knowledge
Motivational techniques
Registered Athletic Administrator
Knowledge of PIAA bylaws and constitution
Certified Coach in state of PA
Positive role model for student-athletes
Created risk management manual for athletic
department
Strong relationships with community and
stakeholders
Excellent technology skills to create a
cohesiveness between coaches, athletes, parents
and community
Softball Off-Season Leagues:
Initiated and managed high school softball team in a winter league that was funded through fundraising
Clinics and Training:
Researched, and selected a highly qualified pitching coach to send two middle school pitchers. Funded
through fundraising efforts
Motivated athletes to succeed through softball clinics at Widener University and Shippensburg
University. Funded through fundraising
Attend coaches clinic, Be The Best You Are, for the past five years to continually develop my knowledge
and skill base of coaching softball
Parent Communication:
Built strong parental support to maintain an open line of communication on eligibility and the recruitment
process for colleges/universities?
Librarian/Media Specialist, 08/2007 to Current
Southeast Delco School District – Sharon Hill, PA
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order within the library
Employed technology centered projects to encourage student learning
Collaborates with colleagues to develop highly motivated lessons that foster student engagement
Created a proposal for the needs of iPads to support student learning, and piloted ten iPads within the
media center
Manage a yearly budget of $15,000.
Researched databases for students and colleagues to use within their coursework
Created and facilitate a poetry club called Reading in the Round to promote our students creativity
Created Million Word Reading Challenge to encourage our students to read
Assistant Athletic Director, 11/2015 to Current
Southeast Delco School District – Sharon Hill, PA
Assist in the collection of grades to check on academic eligibility for student athletes
Schedule middle school contests for fall, winter and spring sports
Assist in planning, coordinating, and supervising the scheduling of all athletic events, officials, game
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2. preparations and other matters concerned with the efficient management of interscholastic contests
Assist in planning, coordinating, and supervising the ordering, maintaining, storage, and inventory of
equipment, uniforms and supplies for all athletic programs
Assist with the development and management of athletic budget and expenditures
Assist with the preparation of annual bids, financial reports, purchase orders, and process bills for
payment
Assist with the facilitation of the recruitment process for coaches, officials, and all other athletic related
personnel.
Assist with the hiring security coverage
Assist with training for coaches which includes updating the coaches' handbook
Assist with insuring that athletic fields or gyms are ready for contests
Head Softball Coach, 03/2012 to Current
Southeast Delco School District – Sharon Hill, PA
Developed and implement off-season weight lifting workout
Apply progressive coaching principles to improve success for student-athletes
Analyze individual athletes' skill progression through video applications and software
Coordinate after school study hall for athletes to focus on education
Employed fundraising events to pay for bats, training aids, and clinics
Model sportsmanship on and off the field and maintain positive relationships with athletes, officials and
spectators
Create a yearly itemized budget for equipment needed.
Master of Science: Educational Leadership, 2016
California University of Pennsylvania - California, PA
Anticipated certificate summer of 2016
Master of Science: Reading Specialist, 2009
Cabrini College - Radnor, PA
Bachelor of Science: Elementary Education / Athletic Coaching, 2006
Millersville University - Millersville, PA
Athletic Coaching Minor
Certified Coach in State of Pennsylvania
Registered Athletic Administrator - University Of Maine
NFHS Certified Interscholastic Coach
Leadership Licensure anticipated summer of 2016
National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association
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