Eitzen and Pratt (1989) Gender differences in coaching philosophy: the case of female basketball teams

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Eitzen, D. S.
	Author:	Pratt, S. R.

JOURNAL:

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES), 60(2), 152 - 158.

YEAR:

1989

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

basketball; coaching; sex-factor; attitude; behaviour; Title-IX; philosophy; girl; secondary-school; coach; survey

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=241018&title=241018

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-341-989 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:44:07 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
With the advent of Title IX, the proportion of female participants in interscholastic sport has risen sharply while the proportion of female coaches has dropped precipitously. This paper seeks to determine whether there are any differences in coaching philosophy by gender. Questionnaires were sent to the coaches of 600 high school girls' basketball teams selected randomly from the 48 contiguous states. There were 250 usable ones returned for a response rate of 42 percent. The questionnaires included items designed to assess the attitudes and behaviors of coaches in five areas of coaching philosophy: (1) the coach's role in the overall development of athletes; (2) conditions believed essential to maximize team performance; (3) team rules used; (4) use of sports aphorisms; and (5) expectations of athletes. Summing the findings, we found that in 83 of the 100 comparisons there were no statistical differences in the means of the male and female coaches. In the 17 instances where there were statistically differences, 14 times the female coaches were on the more traditional side. Several possible explanations for this interesting finding are discussed. Investigates the potential philosophical and behavioural differences between male and female coaches. Randomly selected coaches n=250) of high school girls' basketball teams respond to a questionnaire. Addresses five areas of coaching philosophy: 1) the role of the coach in the overall development of athletes, 2) conditions believed essential to maximize team performance, 3) team rules used, 4) use of sports aphorisms, and 5) expectations of athletes. Finds that in of the 100 comparisons made, there are no statistical differences in the means for the male and female coaches. In 14 of the 17 instances in which there are statistically significant differences, the female coaches are on the more traditional side. Discusses several possible explanations for this finding.

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