Parents and interscholastic sport: a mixed-method approach to identify salient issues

Johnson, James E.; Forsyth, Eric; Whisenant, Warren A.; Stoffer, Gibson W

doi:10.1080/23750472.2019.1583077

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“…Some parents may perpetuate these recruiting beliefs and become a challenge for athletic administrators (Johnson et al, 2017). Moreover, research has found parents to be the driving force behind CB concerns and lawsuits (Evans, 1993;Johnson et al, 2019;Johnson et al, 2018). Parents have a profound impact on the involvement and enjoyment of their children within interscholastic sport (Bosma & Kunnen, 2001;Johnson et al, 2019;O'Neil, 2015), making them a key influencer of athletic policies.…”

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“…Moreover, research has found parents to be the driving force behind CB concerns and lawsuits (Evans, 1993;Johnson et al, 2019;Johnson et al, 2018). Parents have a profound impact on the involvement and enjoyment of their children within interscholastic sport (Bosma & Kunnen, 2001;Johnson et al, 2019;O'Neil, 2015), making them a key influencer of athletic policies. Considering the high level of parental involvement at the interscholastic level, it is noteworthy that parental misconceptions can cause issues for athletic administrators and coaches.…”

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“…Considering the high level of parental involvement at the interscholastic level, it is noteworthy that parental misconceptions can cause issues for athletic administrators and coaches. C/EDs consistently acknowledge one of their biggest challenges was a lack of knowledge and misunderstanding by the public, and this confusion is often fueled by over-involved parents (Johnson et al, 2019;Johnson et al, 2017). Additionally, while there is often adequate interaction between parents and coaches relative to the progress of the student-athlete, there is a scarce amount of communication between parents and athletic administration, potentially causing a disconnect about CB policies (Camire, 2014).…”

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“…C/EDs also explained that parents can become overinvolved with their children's athletic experience (Johnson et al, 2017), with parents often trying to live through their children. This issue is not uncommon; athletic administrators consider parents living through their children as one of the most consistent problems they face, and when parents become over-involved, their actions reach the coaches and referees (Johnson et al, 2019):…”

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“…As primary stakeholders, parents can be a source of frustration for athletic administrators because of their misunderstanding of policies and general lack of education regarding the purpose of interscholastic sport, yet evidence to this point remains anecdotal (James, 2013;Johnson et al, 2019;Johnson et al, 2017). As one interscholastic state athletic administrator stated, "The most intelligent person in the world can become a total fool when their kid is involved" (Johnson et al, 2017, p. 269).…”

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As part of the educational mission of interscholastic athletics, ensuring competitive balance is a priority of state athletic associations nationwide. Specifically, teams playing within a postseason championship tournament should have a fair and equitable chance to win. Private high schools, in particular, have been the focus of competitive balance scrutiny from public high school stakeholders due to disproportionately high success in many states. Despite much anecdotal scrutiny from public stakeholders, it is not clear how much they know about interscholastic policy or private school characteristics. Therefore, this study set to explore Indiana public high school parents’ perceptions of interscholastic competitive balance through qualitative interview data. Using thematic analysis, five themes emerged from the data influential to competitive balance (location, policy, sport culture, financial resources, and education). Each of these themes was influenced by an omnipresent private school impact, which reinforced a need for additional education of policy and private school characteristics.

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Examining How High School Athletic Directors Leverage Communication With Key Stakeholder Groups to Inform Performance Appraisals of Head Coaches

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To ensure that head coaches are effective in leading athletic programs, interscholastic athletic directors engage in a performance appraisal process that reviews coaching efforts. Given the demands of the athletic director role, these leaders are reliant on stakeholders to provide insight that informs the coaching evaluation. Therefore, using the tenets of stakeholder theory, the purpose of this study was to analyze the role that stakeholder feedback plays as athletic directors develop the full picture of coaching performance during an evaluation. Participants (N = 25) featured high school athletic directors represented across school classification (i.e., 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A) and school type (i.e., public and private). Through semistructured interviews and a subsequent thematic analysis, saturation was achieved at this sample size. Two main themes (i.e., main stakeholder groups and leveraging stakeholder feedback) emerged and demonstrate how key stakeholders should be considered as important sources of information guiding interscholastic athletic directors when leading coaching evaluations.

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Parents and interscholastic sport: a mixed-method approach to identify salient issues

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Indiana Public High School Parents’ Perceptions of Interscholastic Competitive Balance

Indiana Public High School Parents’ Perceptions of Interscholastic Competitive Balance

A mixed-methods approach to identifying participation issues pertinent in interscholastic sports

Examining How High School Athletic Directors Leverage Communication With Key Stakeholder Groups to Inform Performance Appraisals of Head Coaches

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