Black college football coaches' social, educational, athletic and career pattern characteristics
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ABSTRACT:
Researchers have examined the educational, athletic, and career characteristics of college head coaches. This research, however, has been based predominantly upon white coaches because of the number of black head coaches in Division I colleges. This study examined the social background, educational, athletic and career characteristics of black Division I college football coaches. The findings of the study are based on data obtained from 66 percent (53) of the black football coaches (1 head, 79 assistant) employed by 47 Division I colleges. The results of the study showed that the social and education background of black coaches was similar to previous descriptions of white coaches. Black coaches, however, differed dramatically from white coaches in terms of the high percentage who coached peripheral positions and who had, as college athletes, played peripheral positions, Blacks were highly under-represented in coaching roles in the schools studied. Only one head coach was identified and an average of only 1.1 assistant coaches per school was found. Studies the social, educational, athletic and career pattern characteristics of black head and assistant football coaches in the United States. Uses background data from black coaches (N=53) and reports that their socioeconomic, educational and community backgrounds are similar, but differ in several respects to white head coaches. Suggests that black coaches' career opportunities may be more limited than whites due to subtle forms of positional segregation.
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