How to Attract and Recruit More Minority Coaches into NCAA Div. 1 Head Coaching Positions
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How to Attract and Recruit More Minorities into NCAA Div. I Head Coaching Positions Krystle Evans Fresno Pacific University Kin. 777A: Issues in Kinesiology Jim Ave July 6, 2015
How to Attract and Recruit More Minority Coaches into NCAA Div. 1 Head Coaching Positions
1. How to Attract and Recruit More Minorities into NCAA Div. I
Head Coaching Positions Krystle Evans Fresno Pacific University
Kin. 777A: Issues in Kinesiology Jim Ave July 6, 2015
2. Scenario (An excerpt from Fitz Hills Book)This is the story
of Doug Williams, the former quarterback of the Washington Redskins
and Super Bowl MVP. In 1998, Williams took over the football
program at Grambling, a Division I-AA program, where he proceeded
to win fifty-two of his first seventy games. In short, Williams had
an ideal profile for a major college coaching job. He had done
everything possible to earn that consideration: with an NFL
pedigree and a proven record as a college head coach, he related
well to young people and obviously knew the game. After the 2002
season, the athletic director at the University of Kentucky called
and asked him to be a candidate for the school's vacant head
coaching job. The phone call was a potential history-maker, because
at that time, no school in the Southeastern Conference had ever
hired a black head football coach. Kentucky could have made
Williams the first. He had a great interview with athletic director
Mitch Barnhart ... or so Williams thought. A few days later,
Barnhart told Williams the school wanted to go in a different
direction. Kentucky ended up hiring Rich Brooks, the former
University of Oregon head coach, who was looking for a place to
land after two unsuccessful seasons in the NFL with the St. Louis
Rams. How did Brooks do? Before retiring in 2009, he compiled a
39-47 record in seven seasons as Kentucky's head coach, although he
did win three bowl games and finish 7-6 in his final season. I
guess that's not terrible. But in my opinion, Williams was just as
deserving of the opportunity. It's obvious to me that given a
choice between a retread such as Brooks or a fresh face and a
proven winner like Williams, it would make sense for Barnhart and
the school to select a proven winner like Williams. However,
Kentucky went with the retread. Why? After being told by Kentucky
that he'd been eliminated as a candidate, Williams asked Barnhart
the same question. "He told me that he was more 'comfortable' with
hiring Coach Brooks," Williams said in August 2003, eight months
later, when he appeared at a seminar about minority coaches that I
helped organize. And how did Williams respond to that remark from
Barnhart? "I didn't know how to respond," Williams said. "I still
don't know what that means."
3. Overview
4. Overview
5. Overview
6. There are no African American Baseball Head Coaches at the
NCAA D1 level There are only two Latino Head Coaches for Mens &
Womens Basketball (NCAA D1) Norm Chow is the only Asian Football
Head Coach at the NCAA D1 level The number of female Head Coaches
of mens teams amounts to 2% In 1972, more than 90% of the people
coaching womens teams were women. Today, that number is 43%
7. Why is this an Issue? The four facts below are reported by
Richard Lapchick: College sports remains overwhelmingly led by
White men White male basketball student athletes graduate at
significantly higher rates than African-American male basketball
student athletes Among the 125 top teams in the FBS, 89 percent of
the presidents, 85 percent of the athletic directors and 100
percent of the conference commissioners were White. In those
positions 75, 78 and 100 percent are White men, respectively.
Overall, Whites held 89 percent of the 382 campus leadership
positions at the 125 schools.
8. Competing Sides of the Issue (It is not a diversity issue)
Schools do not hire coaches based on race or gender but on their
coaching abilities and if they can win ball games. Hiring coaches
is not an affirmative action issue. Universities hire search firms
to find coaches; minorities are not clients of those search firms.
In regards to NCAA D1 Basketball: ChrisChris' sarcasm aside, I am
not sure I understand the complaint. By their own admission
minority coaches in college basketball are at around 22%, and have
been as high as 25%. Now let's be somewhat realistic here and admit
we are talking mostly about blacks, and one could perhaps include
Hispanics. Asian- Americans and other minorities, to the best of my
knowledge, have never shown a strong interest in basketball at the
higher levels, Jeremy Lin notwithstanding. So it seems to me we are
talking about approximately 25% of the population at most, and
again including the entire Hispanic population with regard to this
sport (as opposed to baseball) is generous. So exactly where is
this complaint coming from?- David D1 Sports Illustrated
Subscriber
9. My Position and Defense Athletic Directors do not only
answer to the universitys president, but also to the boosters; and
boosters will only contribute to the salary or vision of someone
they can relate to. Minority Head Coaches have a difficult time
finding another Head Coach position once fired; thus one must
consider multiple factors prior to accepting a Head Coach position
(It took Al Skinner 5 years before getting another Head Coach
position). Lack of social network, (many minority coaches discuss
not getting an opportunity, but who do they know at the
decision-making table)? Sometimes its who you know not what you
know. There are not enough women and people of color on the hiring/
search committees.
10. My Position and Defense Coach Al Skinner, Kennesaw State
University
11. Possible Solutions The Black Coaches Association (BCA) The
Latino Association of Basketball Coaches (LABC) Asian Coaches
Association (ACA) The National Association of Collegiate Women
Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) The NCAA Women Coaches Academy
The National Association for Coaching Equity and Development
(NACED) Collegiate Mandate similar to the NFLs Rooney Rule
Universities must develop a holistic hiring process that gives the
best candidates the opportunity, regardless of race, ethnicity, or
gender.
12. How to Attract and Recruit More Minority Head Coaches
Develop more social and professional networks NCAA professional
development Continue to emphasize the need for minority Head
Coaches in correlation to minority student athletes graduation
rates A more diverse hiring and search committee Hire more women
and people of color as athletic directors and administrators
13. Questions for My Peers Why is there not more public
outrage, especially among Latino and Asian American coaches? Why is
it that minority coaches, when they do receive job offers, end up
at the schools with the limited resources? Do the majority of
boosters not feel comfortable with minority coaches? Do you think
this is a civil rights issue?
14. Thank You for Viewing My Presentation!
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