Our Plan

Build Quality Relationships

  • Enhance interdepartmental communications
  • Improve department unity
  • Improve external relationships

Enhance and Develop Athletic Facilities

  • Revisit and systematically update the ICA Facility Master Plan in coordination with the University Space Utilization Plan
  • Create a formal process for departmental input into facility development

Enhance and Embrace Diversity

  • Create an inclusive environment for all
  • Recruit and retain a diverse professional and student staff
  • Recruit and retain a diverse coaching staff
  • Recruit and retain diverse student-athletes

Enhance the Student-Athlete Experience

  • Fully integrate the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program
  • Enhance the availability and delivery of physical health services in Sports Medicine, Equipment, and Strength & Conditioning
  • Better utilize the resources of Mental Health Services
  • Promote the overall social awareness and integration of student-athletes

Establish a Comprehensive Leadership Development Program

  • Utilize available resources on campus
  • Design and implement a program for coaches
  • Design and implement a program for student-athletes
  • Design and implement a program for professional staff
  • Design and implement a program for student staff
  • Design and implement a program for the community

Establish a Comprehensive Recruiting Support Structure

  • Establish recruiting standards to better serve all coaches
  • Enhance the ability to recruit high quality student-athletes through increased exposure to the Miami campus
  • Maximize and consider alternative resources available for recruiting student-athletes
  • Develop a system of support for assistant coaches to collaborate on effective recruiting practices

Expand Media Coverage

  • Expand the local media coverage
  • Expand the regional and national media coverage
  • Maximize the use of internal media outlets

Hire and Retain Quality Staff

  • Promote the expectation for excellence in daily work through a comprehensive training and performance evaluation program
  • Improve recruiting process for new hires
  • Establish competitive salaries and incentive packages

Incorporate and Efficiently Use Technology

  • Market Miami Athletics through more effective use of technology
  • Incorporate new technologies to improve the athletic department's web presence
  • Utilize technology to give coaches and student-athletes a competitive advantage
  • Use technology more effectively to produce cost savings

Increase Ticket Revenue and Attendance

  • Increase the connection with our student body
  • Identify target groups and intended audiences
  • Implement aggressive ticket sales strategies
  • Enhance the game atmosphere

Strengthen Resource Development

  • Identify, cultivate, and build relationships with potential external donors
  • Enhance scholarship, facilities, and program endowment opportunities
  • Grow the Annual Fund
  • Strengthen relationships with student-athlete alumni
  • Enhance Corporate Partnerships

Win Championships

  • Provide strategic support to head coaches
  • Coordinate the use of the sport administrators for enhanced operations
  • Create a process for coaches to evaluate the strategic plan and its effectiveness for their program
  • Provide support for coaching staff to work together effectively as colleagues