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Females Serving As The Head Coach Of Competitive Elite Male Sports, Christian Hensley, Steve Chen
Females Serving As The Head Coach Of Competitive Elite Male Sports, Christian Hensley, Steve Chen
Kentucky Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship
Recent coaching employment of Becky Hammon in the NBA inspires the discussion of the potential of witnessing the first female head coach hired in men’s professional basketball. This study investigates how women were perceived as head coaching candidates in a male dominant sport based on 132 student-athletes’ responses (70 males and 62 females). An exploratory factor analysis was performed to address four areas of responses: (1) participants’ belief in female coaches’ competency, (2) disadvantages and stereotypes faced by the females, (3) the traditional dominant thoughts, (4) preference toward female coaches, and (5) female coaches’ unique traits and strengths. Generally, the …