The Experience of Minority Female Coaches within Intercollegiate Athletics

It has been suggested that the United States has shown an increase of acceptance and positive attitudes toward diverse cultures and populations. However, there continues to be a drought in research that examines the experience of minority women. In addition, few studies have focused on minority female coaches within athletic environments, which have been known to be both heterosexist and homonegative (Griffin, 1992; Griffin, 1998; Krane, 1996; Krane & Barber, 2003; Krane & Barber, 2005; Roper & Halloran, 2007; Schreibstein, 2010). A person who holds a minority identity has been defined by this paper as belonging to an underrepresented group, including: race, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, religion, and/or sexual orientation. This study, in particular, focused on three specific minority groups: race, gender, and sexual orientation. The proposed study assessed the experiences, challenges, and strategies to overcome obstacles of female coaches who hold minority statuses within National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletic departments.

Fred Bonine at Intercollegiate Championships, 1885, UM Men's track

Final heat of the Intercollegiate Association Championships at Manhattan Athletic Club grounds, 1885. L to R: Bonine - U of M, Dericskon - Columbia, Baker - Harvard, Holden - Harvard, Mapes Columbia.

The intercollegiate socialist.

Description based on: v. 2, no. 1 (Oct./Nov. 1913)

Gender equity in intercollegiate athletic programs at Illinois public universitites.

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The intercollegiate law journal.

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1907 UM Track Team, that competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Meet

Back Row: coach Keene Fitzpatrick, Raymond Stewart, Adolph Schulz, Homer Heath

Middle Row: Floyd Rowe, John Garrels, Harry Coe

Front Row: Horace Ramey, Gayle Dull, st. mngr. Henry Fletcher, Edward French, William Maloney

The Intercollegiate law journal.

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