African American male head coaches: In the “Red zone,” but can they score?

Brooks, Dana D.; Althouse, R.; Tucker, Delano

doi:10.1007/s12111-996-1005-4

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“…The racial framing surrounding white and black athletes unequivocally attribute the qualities of hard work, intellect and determination with whites. This racial framing has been used to help explain the phenomenon of 'stacking' in sports such as cricket, football and American football (Brooks & Althouse, 2000;Kilvington, 2018;Malcolm, 1997) as well as the paucity of black managers and coaches in a variety of sports (Cashmore & Cleland, 2011). In short, assumptions about 'race', and using ideas of 'race' to inform practice -be it knowingly or unknowingly -can perpetuate structural inequalities.…”

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Community Sport Coaching

Ives¹,

Potrac²,

Gale³

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The aim of this chapter is to explore the ways that issues associated with 'race', ethnicity and racism can influence community sport, particularly in relation to coaching participants from diverse ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds. It begins by considering how ideas of 'race', ethnicity and racism have shaped sporting structures and cultures, including coaching contexts. Here, the authors draw on the concepts of systemic racism and whiteness to examine the racialised power dynamics that continue to exclude minoritised coaches and participants. An overview of the policy landscape related to race equality in sport coaching is then provided -focusing specifically on British sport and English football -to highlight the organisational response to the lack of minoritised coaches in sport. The chapter then shifts to a practitioner focus, first by assessing what factors might contribute to an anti-racist perspective in a coach, and then by offering some recommendations as to what anti-racist coaching practice might look like -before, during and after a coaching session. Readers are encouraged to reflect on how this specifically anti-racist approach contrasts with existing popular coaching practices, particularly when working with ethnically diverse participants.

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Community Sport Coaching

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Gale³

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“…Hawkins describes how these institutions exploit athletic abilities while neglecting much needed academic abilities, which are necessary for coaches. Even though most institutions support and applaud their Black athletes, the same institutions refrain from hiring Black coaches (Brooks et al, 1996 ).…”

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Race and Employment: The Historical Case of Head Coaches in College Basketball

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This study analyzes how the number of Black coaches in college basketball has evolved since 1947. The analysis puts a focus on the time period after 1973 when regulatory requirements changed and a new Division was established. The change in the number of Divisions created distorted conditions and led to a significant difference in the number of Black coaches within Divisions. We trace a significantly lower number of Black coaches in Division 3 which is still visible 40 years later. The results are time consistent, not clustered geographically, and unrelated to specific institutions. Our results have policy implications for college sports as well as other industries with similar working conditions.

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Professional Football Scouts: An Investigation of Racial Stacking

Woodward¹

2004

Sociology of Sport Journal

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In this article the author examines sports guides that are dedicated to critiquing collegiate football players eligible for the annual National Football League amateur draft. An effort is made to assess whether the scouts in these guides describe collegiate players in ways that correspond with U.S. race logic as articulated by Coakley (1998). More specifically, the article focuses on the mental and physical descriptions of African American and White athletes by professional scouts. The results show that African American players are more likely to be described in physical terms (rather than mental terms) than are White players in the same positions.

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African American male head coaches: In the “Red zone,” but can they score?

Cited by 4 publications

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Community Sport Coaching

Community Sport Coaching

Race and Employment: The Historical Case of Head Coaches in College Basketball

Professional Football Scouts: An Investigation of Racial Stacking

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