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- Title
Black Coaches and Their Perspectives on the Black Coaches and Administrators: A Qualitative Analysis.
- Authors
Kelly II, Daniel G.; Pastore, Donna L.; Hodge, Samuel R.; Seifried, Chad
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze Black male collegiate coaches' understandings and perspectives about building a coaching career in NCAA Division I athletics and the function of the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) as a mechanism to help facilitate more coaching opportunities. The participants were seven Black male assistant coaches from a flagship doctorate-granting university in the Midwest region of the United States. The research method was descriptive-qualitative. The primary data sources were face-to-face semistructured taped interviews and e-mail follow-ups. The data were analyzed using a descriptive coding strategy, which exposed the dominant theme of networking mechanism. The major findings in this study indicate that because they lack social capital resources, minority candidates are at a disadvantage compared to their White counterparts for attaining jobs and career advancement in NCAA Division I athletics. Implications from the findings of this study are that networking is critical to career advancement in athletics and that Black coaches should better understand the function of the BCA and how the association might support their career and advancement.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AFRICAN American coaches (Athletics); COLLEGE sports; COLLEGE sports coaching; SOCIAL capital; EMPLOYMENT discrimination; NATIONAL Collegiate Athletic Association
- Publication
Physical Educator, 2015, Vol 72, Issue 3, p518
- ISSN
0031-8981
- Publication type
Article