Male collegiate student-athletes’ experiences and perceptions of female head coaches

Siegele, Jessica; Smith, Allison; Hardin, Robin

doi:10.1080/19357397.2019.1578161

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“…Betty (Football/Badminton Coach) Similar findings are reported in work focusing on caring in coaching (e.g., Hardman et al, 2015;Siegele, Smith & Hardin, 2019), albeit none have specifically looked at this in relation to femininities in coaching. We suggest that in performing combinations of masculinities to overcome scrutiny of competence and gain acceptance, and femininities to offer caring coaching, female coaches are performing distinct and new femininities, although the latter are experienced as traditional gender performances enacted in specific interactions.…”

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‘It’s just a case of chipping away': A postfeminist analysis of female coaches’ gendered experiences in grassroots sport

Murray

Lord

Lorimer

2020

Sport, Education and Society

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A plethora of work has identified forms and sources of gender inequality in sport coaching. Quantitative studies with psychological framings dominate the literature.However, a smaller and more recent body of qualitative work has identified structural gender hierarchies as the root of inequalities, specifically the prevalence of hegemonic masculinity. Fewer studies have contextualised understandings of women's experiences of this, particularly at grassroots levels and there is little acknowledgement of a notable shift in the visibility of women's power and presence in society including sport. Thus, in this study Gill's (2007) postfeminist sensibility was used to examine seven female coaches' experiences of various grassroots sports settings, specifically what might be novel in women's contemporary coaching experiences, but also to acknowledge any persistent structural inequalities. Findings suggest that while female coaches are continually facing challenges borne out of dominant forms of masculinity which remain deeply rooted in sport cultures, they are actively contesting and navigating these by drawing upon performed masculinities. Consequently, new femininities have emerged, but these are fragile, often misinterpreted and can lead to women struggling to progress their coaching careers. Future work in this field should look to develop the use of postfeminist lenses in similar ways, to further identify new(er) femininities which have the potential to grow and develop women's representation in coaching.

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Section: Denise (Ski Coach)supporting

confidence: 59%

‘It’s just a case of chipping away': A postfeminist analysis of female coaches’ gendered experiences in grassroots sport

Murray

Lord

Lorimer

2020

Sport, Education and Society

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“…The female coaches in this study experienced sexism through a lack of external identification as coaches or the leaders of their teams. This sexism is not uncommon; research has found that many times women in coaching are questioned on their status or must hold high credentials (e..g., former All-American or Olympian) in order to be respected in their environment (Cunningham & Sagas, 2002;Kamphoff et al, 2010;Siegele et al, 2019). The participants commented on how they are sometimes mistaken for one of the student-athletes or an athletic trainer, and not as a part of the coaching staff.…”

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“She is the Best Female Coach”: Female Swimming Coaches’ Experiences of Sexism

Siegele

Hardin²,

Taylor

et al. 2020

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Sport participation for women and girls is at an all-time high in the United States, but women are still widely underrepresented in leadership positions and coaching (Acosta & Carpenter, 2014). Women hold approximately 50% of head coaching positions of women’s teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and only 18% of the head coaching positions of women’s swimming and diving teams (LaVoi & Silva-Breen, 2018). Numerous barriers have been identified through previous research on the factors that inhibit upward career mobility for female coaches. Semi-structured interviews were used to examine the career experiences of 21 current or former female swimming coaches at the NCAA Division I level. The theme of sexism in coaching was pervasive and identified in five different categories: (a) misidentification, (b) differential treatment, (c) isolation, (d) tokenism, and (e) motherhood. The sexism that female coaches experience hinders upward career mobility which can lead to career dissatisfaction and early exits from the field, contributing to the underrepresentation of women in the profession.

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“…Whilst the proportion of women coaches increasing in Australia is a positive, it is also positive that other cultural and societal acceptance of female coaches seems to be improving. A recent study of male college athletes reported that the gender of their coach was not important, as long as they were a competent coach [ 22 ]. However, there are a range of barriers for women in coaching roles including a lack of support, inadequate salary, job insecurity, as well as difficulties in working with parents/spectators and coaching at weekends and evenings [ 34 ].…”

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Gender inclusive sporting environments: the proportion of women in non-player roles over recent years

Eime

Charity

Foley

et al. 2021

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Background Throughout the ecosystem of sport, women have been and continue to be underrepresented at all levels compared to men. The capacity of community-level sport is heavily reliant on the many non-player roles including governance, as well as administration, coaching and officiating. Recently there has been increased attention to improving the gender balance in sport. The aim of this study is to investigate the proportions of women engaged in non-playing roles in sport (2016–2018). Methods This study involved secondary analysis of the AusPlay survey, a national population survey, funded by Sport Australia. This study utilised data from people aged 15-years or older about their involvement in non-playing roles in sport, and their demographic data. Survey respondents were asked “During the last 12 months, have you been involved with any sports in a nonplaying role, such as official, coach, referee, administrator, etc?” Analysis of non-player role responses focussed specifically on the top four non-player role categories; coach, official, administrator and manager. Frequency analysis concentrated on the distribution of men and women involvement in a non-player capacity for the three years, with detailed analysis of the most recent year (2018). Results In this study of 61,578 Australians there was a higher proportion of men in non-player roles in sport compared to women, across each of the three years (2018: men 55 %, women 46 %). Involvement of women in coaching increased significantly from 38 % to 2016 to 44 % in 2018 (p < 0.001). The proportion of women involved in administration roles significantly decreased from a peak of 51 % in 2017 to 46 % in 2018 (p < 0.001). Conclusions Aligned with strategic policy and investment strategies, there are gradual increased representation of women in non-playing sport, coaching roles. Women are still underrepresented in terms of coaches, officials and administrators, but are more likely to be managers. It is recommended that there is continued mentoring, identification and emphasising of female role models, and further strategies to increase female presence in non-playing roles. We recommend that future research, in line with appropriate gender and cultural-change theories, investigates and discusses the progress of gender equality throughout playing and non-playing role in sport.

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Male collegiate student-athletes’ experiences and perceptions of female head coaches

Cited by 6 publications

References 38 publications

‘It’s just a case of chipping away': A postfeminist analysis of female coaches’ gendered experiences in grassroots sport

‘It’s just a case of chipping away': A postfeminist analysis of female coaches’ gendered experiences in grassroots sport

“She is the Best Female Coach”: Female Swimming Coaches’ Experiences of Sexism

Gender inclusive sporting environments: the proportion of women in non-player roles over recent years

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