Purposes of this study were to clarify the job stress and coping strategies of the elementary schools' athletic directors. The relationships between the job stress, coping strategies, and backgrounds of participants were investigated as well. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Four hundred and eight athletic directors from elementary schools of Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung County and Pingtung were recruited. Data were analyzed with reliability analysis, factor analysis, t-test, One-way ANOVA, and canonical correlation analysis based on 262 valid questionnaire. The main findings were: The level of job stress that athletic directors perceived was above average. Among the four perspectives of job stress, athletic directors perceived "Superior Pressure" and "Work Load" apparently. When facing with job stress, the coping strategy used most commonly among athletic directors was "Problem Solving" and "In Search of Support". Athletic directors tended to use "Problem Solving" and "Rational Thinking" when they felt comparatively lower job stress. Athletic directors with short service duration and college degree perceived higher job stress, and tended to use "Evasion" as coping strategy. Female athletic directors prefer to use "Problem Solving" and "In Search of Support as coping strategy.