What is the proper route to becoming an athletic director?
Is sports management a good thing to major in? Should you minor in something? What jobs can you get before moving up to an athletic director?
Coaching experience is almost always required if you want to be an athletic director. Therefore, you should major in education or physical education so that you can work in a school and also coach a sport. Some states require that coaches (high school) must have a minor in coaching, so it might be good to minor in that. Most schools require that you have a master’s degree to be an athletic director. The job that you get before moving up to athletic director is usually teacher/coach.