The Underrepresentation of African Americans in NCAA Division I-A Head Coaching Positions

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
George B. Cunningham ◽  
Jennifer E. Bruening ◽  
Thomas Straub
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
American Football ◽  
Division I ◽  
Head Coach ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
Football Coaches ◽  
Basketball Coaches

The purpose of this study was to examine factors that contribute to the under representation of African Americans in head coaching positions. In Study 1, qualitative data were collected from assistant football (n= 41) and men’s basketball (n= 16) coaches to examine why coaches sought head coaching positions, barriers to obtaining such positions, and reasons for leaving the coaching profession. In Study 2, assistant football (n= 259) and men’s basketball coaches (n= 114) completed a questionnaire developed from Study 1. Results indicate that although there were no differences in desire to become a head coach, African Americans, relative to Whites, perceived race and opportunity as limiting their ability to obtain a head coaching position and had greater occupational turnover intentions. Context moderated the latter results, as the effects were stronger for African American football coaches than they were for African American basketball coaches. Results have practical implications for the advancement of African American football coaches into head coaching roles.

Racial Differences in Occupational Turnover Intent among NCAA Division IA Assistant Football Coaches

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
George B. Cunningham ◽  
Michael Sagas
Keyword(s):  
Racial Differences ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Division I ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Turnover Intent ◽  
Football Coaches ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletic Departments

Whereas previous research has demonstrated racial differences in occupational turnover intent, why such differences exist remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this Research Note was to examine perceived opportunity, career satisfaction, and occupational turnover intent of racial-minority and White NCAA Division I-A assistant football coaches (N = 382). Multivariate analysis of variance indicated that racial minorities perceived less career-related opportunity, were less satisfied with their careers, and had greater occupational turnover intentions than their White counterparts. Structural equation modeling indicated that career satisfaction fully mediated the relationship between perceived opportunity and occupational turnover intent. Results highlight the need for a change in the organizational culture of intercollegiate athletic departments such that diversity is valued and embraced.

Importance of Free-Throws at Various Stages of Basketball Games

1994 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Kozar ◽  
Ross E. Vaughn ◽  
Keith E. Whitfield ◽  
Russell H. Lord ◽  
Bobby Dye
Keyword(s):  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Division I ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
Free Throw ◽  
Basketball Coaches

Basketball coaches often refer to their teams' success or failure as a product of their players' performances at the free-throw line. In the present study, play-by-play records of 490 NCAA Division I men's basketball games were analyzed to assess the percentage of points scored from free-throws at various stages of the games. About 20% of all points were scored from free-throws. Free-throws comprised a significantly higher percentage of total points scored during the last 5 minutes than the first 35 minutes of the game for both winning and losing teams. Also, in the last 5 minutes of 246 games decided by 9 points or less and 244 decided by 10 points or more, winners scored a significantly higher percentage of points from free-throws than did losers. Suggestions for structuring practice conditions are discussed.

Hegemonic Masculinity and the Institutionalized Bias Toward Women in Men’s Collegiate Basketball: What Do Men Think?

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nefertiti A. Walker ◽  
Melanie L. Sartore-Baldwin
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Division I ◽  
Women's College ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
Underrepresented Groups ◽  
Individual Agency ◽  
College Basketball ◽  
Basketball Coaches

Women coaching in men’s college basketball are anomalies. Whereas women occupy 58.3% of the head coaching positions for women’s college basketball teams, they possess a mere 0.01% of men’s college basketball head coaching positions (Zgonc, 2010). The purpose of this study was to investigate men’s basketball coaches’ perceptions and overall attitude toward women in the institution of men’s college basketball and within the male-dominated organizational culture of sport. In doing so, the authors provide insight of core participants (i.e., NCAA Division I men’s basketball coaches) who reinforce hypermasculine institutional norms to form impermeable cognitive institutions. Building on previous research, eight men’s basketball coaches were sampled using semistructured interviewing methods. Results suggested that men’s college basketball is hypermasculine, gender exclusive, and resistant to change. Given these findings, the authors propose sport managers should consider organizational culture and individual agency when developing policies that are sensitive to gender inequality and promote inclusion of underrepresented groups.

scholarly journals Body Composition and Power Output In NCAA Division I American Football Linebackers Throughout a Competitive Season

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt McDowell
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Past Research ◽  
American Football ◽  
Division I ◽  
Competitive Season ◽  
Optimal Programming ◽  
Division I Football ◽  
Squat Jumps

Body composition and power are impactful variables of athletic performance. However, few studies have assessed power and body composition changes from pre-, to mid-, to end-of-season in American Football linebackers. The purpose of this study was to determine how power and body composition respond to a competitive season in Division I Football Championship Series (FCS) American football linebackers. Participants (n=9; Age=19.7 ± 1.5 years; Weight=101.5±11.6 kg; Height=183.3±5.2 cm; [Body Fat percent (BF %) =21.31 ± 6.02%)] performed a Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scan, and power was assessed via three vertical jumps and squat jumps at 40, 60, 80, and 100 kg at three time points: a) 1 week prior to their regular season, b) 2 days after the bye week in the middle of the season, and c) 1 week prior to the completion of the season. An Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed no significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) in power or body composition. These results support past research, indicating power and body composition can be maintained throughout a competitive season. However, more research is needed to determine the optimal programming methods to maintain or improve athletic performance via optimization of body composition and power during a competitive season.

Team Performance and National Polls: The 1990–91 Ncaa Division I Basketball Season

1992 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 707-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. Ittenbach ◽  
Eric T. Kloos ◽  
J. Douglas Etheridge
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Division I ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
Team Success

Correlations among team indices and postseason rankings for the 64 teams who participated in the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament were computed. Two variables, points-per-game and points allowed, emerged as statistically significant correlates with other traditional measures of team success in intercollegiate basketball.

Performance profile of NCAA Division I men’s basketball games and training sessions

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Conte ◽  
Antonio Tessitore ◽  
Katie Smiley ◽  
Cole Thomas ◽  
Terence Favero
Keyword(s):  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Division I ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
And Training

A Report of Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Use among University Athletes in a Division I Institution

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad J. Krumbach ◽  
Dave R. Ellis ◽  
Judy A. Driskell
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Division I ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Mineral Supplement ◽  
Supplement Use ◽  
Mineral Supplementation ◽  
Varsity Athletes ◽  
University Athletes

The influences of gender, ethnicity, and sport of varsity athletes on their vitamin/mineral supplementation habits were examined. Subjects included 145 females and 266 males from 22 varsity teams; 80% were Caucasian; 12% African American; and 8% Combined-Other. Over half of the subjects took supplements. Males were more likely than females to give "too expensive" as a reason for not taking supplements, and "improve athletic performance" and "build muscle" as reasons for taking supplements. The most common supplement was multivitamins plus minerals. Females were more likely to take calcium and iron, and males vitamins B 12 and A. African Americans were the most likely to take vitamin A. Males were more likely to get supplement information from nutritionists/dietitians and self, and females from family members or friends and physicians or pharmacists. Football players were more likely to get supplement information from nutritionists/dietitians, and males in other sports from coaches/trainers. There were some differences in vitamin/mineral supplement habits of the athletes by gender, ethnicity, and sport.

scholarly journals A Method to March Madness? Institutional Logics and the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 677-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Southall ◽  
Mark S. Nagel ◽  
John M. Amis ◽  
Crystal Southall
Keyword(s):  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
Division I ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Educational Mission ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
Organizational Conditions ◽  
World Series ◽  
The Impact

As the United States’ largest intercollegiate athletic event, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s basketball tournament consistently generates high television ratings and attracts higher levels of advertising spending than the Super Bowl or the World Series. Given the limited analysis of the organizational conditions that frame these broadcasts’ production, this study examines the impact of influential actors on the representation process. Using a mixed-method approach, this paper investigates production conditions and processes involved in producing a sample (n= 31) of NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament broadcasts, examines the extent to which these broadcasts are consistent with the NCAA’s educational mission, and considers the dominant institutional logic that underpins their reproduction. In so doing, this analysis provides a critical examination of the 2006 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament broadcasts, and how such broadcasts constitute, and are constituted by, choices in television production structures and practices.

Grappling with Growth: The Innovative Use of Traditional and New Media Marketing to Enhance Interactions with Consumers

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Coyte G. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Division I ◽  
Annual Convention ◽  
Head Coach ◽  
Leadership Academy ◽  
Skill Sets

Upon being hired as an assistant wrestling coach at a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I program, you have learned that your head coach has given you the task of spearheading the marketing efforts for the upcoming season. With little knowledge in this area, you have decided to apply to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Leadership Academy in August at their annual convention. After being accepted, you have learned that a primary emphasis of the academy is providing coaches with the skill sets necessary to be the CEO of their program. As you attend the different sessions at the academy, there are a variety of different traditional and new media marketing initiatives that are presented as potential strategies to grow programs at the local level. With a goal of increasing attendance and social media followers, you are now presented with the challenge of developing a plan to better market the program moving forward.

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