Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D.
The under representation of women coaches within the institution of sport has been framed in many ways–from a historic decline since the passage of Title IX, to scarcity, to the more current narrative of stagnation. OK if you are new to this topic, let me give you the data to get you up to speed. …
Continue reading “Changing the Narrative for Women Sport Coaches: Part I”
To celebrate National Girls & Women in Sport Day, the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport (where I am the co-director) released its annual Women in College Coaching Report Card. Produced in collaboration with the Alliance of Women Coaches, the report documents the percentage of women in head coaching positions at …
Here is a different twist on March Madness 2015. It is pure Madness! (in a good way) that: the ESPN coverage of the NCAA D-I women’s basketball tournament is well produced so that we can actually SEE these amazing female athletes and their coaches a majority of the head coaches of women’s basketball are women. …
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Hear my radio interview with Jim Dubois of Access Minnesota, as we discuss issues related to the decline of in the percent of women in coaching, the Report Card on College Women Coaches, coaching career pathways, and a host of other issues related to women in the coaching profession. To hear the interview, click here.
Did you know that in the 40+ years after the passage of Title IX, female sport participation is at an all-time high but the percentage of women coaching women at the collegiate level has declined from 90+% in 1974 to near an all-time low today of 40%? While the number of collegiate coaching opportunities is …
Continue reading “RELEASED: New Reports on Women College Coaches”
With March Madness and basketball on the minds of many, I thought I’d provide a “by the numbers” analysis of coaches of women’s basketball. In previous blogs I have outlined, in part, the many barriers female coaches face in entering and staying in coaching at all levels (to read click here and here). Two writers …
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Given that less than 20% of youth coaches are female, which I wrote about in my last blog I wanted to post some strategies that developed from the voices of mother-coaches that I interviewed with colleague Sarah Leberman (Massey U, NZ). The women identified many creative ways to increase the number of female coaches in …
Continue reading “Women “On the Field”: Strategies for Increasing Female Youth Sport Coaches”
By demand, the full documentary for Game ON: Women Can Coach is now available. While girls and women participation in sports since Title IX has exploded, only about 40% of them are coached by women. The film explores supporting research, dispels false narratives, celebrates female coaching pioneers at all levels of competition and highlights stories …
This marks the fourth blog in the Changing the Narrative about Women Sport Coaches series. Brief review: In Part I and II of this series I laid out how women coaches are framed shapes the discussion, and the numerous “blame the women” narratives that exist. In Part III the “Women don’t apply” narrative was addressed. …
Continue reading “Part IV: “Women aren’t as interested in coaching as men.””
If you read this blog, you know I am passionate about advocating for and increasing the number of women sport coaches. Here are two recent pieces I’ve written about various aspects about women sport coaches. Women Want to Coach in Contexts. Leadership should not be defined by gender on the sidelines in the Sports Business Journal. …
