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Secrets of Successful Women Coaches

02/28/2009 - 23:31

There are very few women coaches in my community’s youth sports leagues: only 13% in AYSO and 6% in Little League Baseball and Softball. While I found very little overt sexism or hostility toward women coaches, their stories told of informal (but very powerful) processes that discouraged them: being informally pushed away from coaching at the entry level; feeling a constant sense of scrutiny from other adults (“is she really qualifiedRead more »

Including More Women Coaches in Youth Sports: Why it Matters

02/10/2009 - 21:17

Next month, millions of kids will retrieve their baseball and softball gloves from the bottoms of drawers or from under their beds.

Women Can Be Coaches

A recent study confirms what most already know: the vast majority of those coaching our children are men. For women - particularly mothers - who want to break into the coaching ranks there are lots of obstacles but becoming a coach is not impossible. Here's some advice from one mother who bucked the system and became a successful soccer coach.

Most Youth Sports Coaches Are Men, All Team Parents Are Women, Study Finds

A new study confirms what many sports parents have long known: the gender divide in youth sports is no different than in the home and the workplace: the vast majority of head coaching slots are men, and nearly all of the team mom positions are held by women, many reluctantly.

Like Mom, LIke Son: The Rewards of Coaching Youth Sports Are A Family Affair

A mom tells how she gained a new appreciation for coaching after becoming a mother; a love for coaching that her son now shares.

Women Coaches and Administrators: Reversing The Decline in Numbers

The rate of growth in female sport participation since the passage of Title IX in 1972 has been phenomonal, but the persistent decline in women coaches and athletic administrators is at once noteworthy and troubling. A leading expert offers recommendations on reversing this trend.

...Does Being A Mother Give You An Edge When It Comes To Coaching Sports?

Submitted by Lindsay Barton on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 20:22.