One partner. Seven ways to strengthen athletics and physical education.
DOC Advisory helps schools strengthen athletics and physical education through clear strategy, capable people, purposeful curriculum and connected student opportunities. Our seven services bring together leadership, staffing, student development, operations and sustainable growth. Each engagement is shaped around the school’s priorities, whether the need is one focused improvement or a coordinated plan for lasting progress.
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An objective, standards-informed review that turns evidence and community voice into clear priorities, a decision-ready scorecard and a practical roadmap.
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Full-lifecycle search for Athletic Directors, coaches and program staff, led by an operator who understands what success looks like after the hire.
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Align leadership, staffing, workload and responsibilities so athletics and physical education teams have the structure and support to deliver consistently.
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PE curriculum design and student pathway planning that build skills, confidence and meaningful participation across grade levels, from foundational movement to school sport and student leadership.
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Workflow and technology improvement across registration, clearance, scheduling, communication, facilities, vendors and performance reporting.
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Sustainable value through camps, clinics, facility use, vendor strategy, cost reduction, sponsorship and reciprocal partnerships.
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Experienced temporary capacity that protects the season, stabilizes the team, captures institutional knowledge and supports the next leader.
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A curriculum review may uncover staffing or timetable challenges. A leadership transition may reveal gaps in communication or accountability. A growth plan may depend on facilities, resources and clearer student pathways. DOC brings the relevant services together around the school’s needs, with a coordinated scope and clear priorities.
Program Evaluation & Strategic Review
See where your program stands - and what to build next.
Strong programs still benefit from an objective outside view. DOC combines standards-informed rigor, stakeholder listening and senior operator judgment to show what is working, where risk or inconsistency exists and which priorities will create the greatest value.
When this helps
A leadership or board-level strategic review
Growth, access or student-pathway decisions
Facilities, staffing or resource questions
Culture, family-experience, safety or communication concerns
A PE program or curriculum needs an objective review before improvement or redesign
What the school receives: An executive readout, program scorecard, commendations, priority findings, now/next/later roadmap, ownership and resource map, KPIs and optional 3-5 year strategic pillars.
IMPORTANT DOC's evaluation framework is informed by Daniel's first-hand NIAAA QPA experience but is independent. It does not score, replace or confer official NIAAA recognition.
Leadership Search & Coach Hiring
Hire for the sport, the school, the season and staying power.
The right coach or athletics leader must do more than know the game. They must develop students, align with the school mission, communicate with families and colleagues, meet schedule and credential requirements and commit to the work. DOC provides one accountable partner from role calibration through post-hire follow-up.
When this helps
Athletic Director or senior athletics leadership searches
Head coach, specialist and hard-to-fill roles
Recurring seasonal coach hiring
Urgent vacancies requiring proactive outreach
What the school receives: Role scorecard, market map, direct sourcing, structured screening, written candidate briefs, weekly reporting, professional references, interview and offer support, plus 30/60/90-day follow-up.
Proven in Practice
Avenues: The World School
DOC Advisory identified a strong Girls Varsity Tennis coaching candidate within 24 hours of the initial conversation, helping Avenues address a time-sensitive staffing need.
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IMPORTANT The school retains responsibility for formal background checks, safeguarding clearances, work authorization and final employment decisions.
Workforce & Organizational Design
Put the right people and structure behind the program.
Strong programs depend on more than an organizational chart. DOC helps schools align leadership, staffing, workload and responsibilities with what their athletics and physical education programs need to deliver. The work clarifies who leads, who teaches and coaches, how departments work together and what support staff need to succeed.
When this helps
Growth, restructuring or changing program demands
Unclear responsibilities, reporting lines or decision-making authority
Staffing gaps, uneven workloads, retention challenges or succession planning
A need to align athletics and PE staffing, curriculum delivery and professional development
What the school receives: Organizational and staffing recommendations, workload analysis, clear role profiles and reporting lines, decision-making responsibilities, professional development priorities and a phased implementation plan with defined ownership and measures of success.
Program Growth & Student Pathways
Build strong foundations. Create meaningful pathways for every student.
Student development begins well before a student joins a school team. DOC helps schools design or refresh physical education curriculum, establish clear learning outcomes and progression across grade levels, and create purposeful connections between PE and athletics.
The work brings together foundational movement, skill development, inclusive participation and opportunities to progress through school sport and student leadership. The goal is not simply more teams or stronger competitive results, but a coherent experience that builds confidence, belonging and a positive relationship with physical activity.
When this helps
A PE curriculum needs to be designed, refreshed or better connected across grade levels
Students experience gaps in skill development, participation or progression
Decisions are needed about team-selection models, new sports, additional teams, camps or clinics
PE, introductory activities and athletics would benefit from a more coordinated approach
What the school receives: Deliverables are tailored to the agreed PE, athletics or combined scope. They may include a PE curriculum framework, grade-level learning outcomes and skill progression, assessment guidance, participation and pathway mapping, recommendations for sports and team structures, and a phased implementation plan aligned with staffing, facilities and resources.
Proven in Practice | The Smith School
After three decades without a significant update to its Physical Education program, The Smith School engaged DOC Advisory to recruit two PE coaches and support the development of a flexible, practical curriculum aligned with the school's needs. Allison Kellner, Head of School, described the experience as seamless, highlighting DOC Advisory's responsiveness and understanding of the school community.
IMPORTANT There is no universal team model. Recommendations are tested against the school's mission, students, facilities, staffing, budget and compliance context.
Operations & Systems
Reduce friction. Build one connected athletics operating model.
When registration, schedules, communication and venue information live in separate places, staff lose time and families lose trust. DOC fixes the workflow first, then helps select, configure and govern fit-for-purpose systems.
When this helps
Manual or duplicated administrative work
Registration, clearance or eligibility bottlenecks
Schedule, transportation, facilities or communication failures
Vendor selection, system rollout or technology change
What the school receives: Process maps, ownership matrix, requirements, vendor comparison and scorecard, future-state workflows, implementation and training roadmap, service standards and KPI dashboard.
IMPORTANT Recommendations are based on workflow fit, integration, cost, support and adoption - never a predetermined software product.
Schools already have valuable assets: facilities, trusted communities, coaching expertise, event calendars, vendor spend and brand. DOC turns those assets into sustainable earned revenue, cost savings, in-kind value and reciprocal partnerships without compromising the school mission.
When this helps
Camps, clinics, tournaments or facility-use opportunities
Apparel, equipment, technology or service contracts
Sponsor and strategic-partner development
A need to reduce cost and improve vendor value
What the school receives: Opportunity map, business cases, pricing and unit economics, target and partner value proposition, vendor strategy, negotiation support, activation and stewardship roadmap, KPIs and governance.
Revenue & Strategic Partnerships
Create mission-aligned value that can be reinvested in students.
IMPORTANT Not every revenue opportunity should be pursued. DOC tests student experience, equity, brand fit, capacity, economics, risk and long-term relationship value.
The athletics calendar does not pause for a vacancy, leave, departure or new-leader transition. DOC provides senior, operator-led capacity to stabilize the program, make authority and priorities visible, support the team and prepare a disciplined handoff.
When this helps
An Athletic Director vacancy or active search
Medical, family or other leadership leave
A planned departure requiring knowledge transfer
A new Athletic Director who needs a first-100-day partner
What the school receives: Stabilization plan, decision and escalation map, risk and issue log, operating cadence, stakeholder map, knowledge-transfer inventory, transition brief, 30/60/90 plan and clean handoff.
Interim Leadership & Transition Support
Keep the season moving through leadership change.
IMPORTANT Support can be remote, hybrid or embedded. DOC stabilizes first, protects what works and helps the incoming leader decide what to preserve, repair, stop or build.
How We Work
Tailored to the school. Built to move from insight to action.
DOC Advisory does not begin with a fixed package. Every engagement starts with the decisions the school needs to make, the context in which athletics operates and the capacity available for implementation.
Discovery → Agreed scope → Evidence and listening → Findings and plan → Implementation support.
Discovery conversation: Clarify the situation, priorities, stakeholders, constraints and desired outcomes.
Evidence and listening: Review relevant documents, data, systems and stakeholder experience.
Implementation support: Continue through working sessions, leadership coaching, retained advisory or interim capacity when included.
Tailored scope: Confirm workstreams, deliverables, timeline, client inputs, campus presence and investment.
Findings and roadmap: Translate evidence into decisions, owners, resources, timing and measures.
Engagement Models
Focused project: A defined diagnostic, search, design decision or implementation priority.
Retained advisory: Ongoing senior guidance, KPI review, decision support and implementation follow-through.
Comprehensive engagement: A full program review, strategic plan, organizational redesign or integrated growth initiative.
Interim or embedded leadership: Time-bound operating capacity during vacancies, leaves and transition.
