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Myles Brand, president
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Arizona Daily Star
“We see a good number of young women starting in the coaching profession but not staying in it long enough to succeed, to move up to the head coaching level. I think that’s problematic, and many other people do as well.”
Kathy Bull, women’s tennis coach
Ball State University
Ball State Daily News
“We have more kids wanting to be athletes, but there is a shortage (of women) supervising and coaching these activities. I think the reason is that (fewer) women are becoming teachers and coaches. There is a more diverse job market now with more doors open to women. A lot of women are attracted to the business world...and everything is before them in whatever they do.”
Jo Evans, head softball coach
Texas A&M University
The Daily Oklahoman
“At the risk of sounding like I don’t want men coaching, I really want women to have an opportunity to coach women. I think it’s really important that somebody gives them a chance and that they have an opportunity, a great role model for young women. I don’t think having men in (softball) takes away from that whatsoever. I just want to make sure that women continue to get great opportunities.”
Deborah Rhode, professor of law
Stanford University
The Associated Press
“Title IX opened so many more opportunities for women athletes, but it also made positions coaching women’s teams much more attractive to men. Often women are facing barriers to getting those jobs that weren’t there when they were competing with other women and running those programs.”
Marcia Greenberger, co-president
National Women’s Law Center
The Associated Press
“What we need to realize is if we have teachers and coaches who are discriminated against, that hurts our students, too.”
Howard Gauthier, director of athletics
California State University, Monterey Bay
Monterey County Herald
“I think one of the main obstacles is getting enough young women interested in coaching. It is a matter of getting the young women to be interested in coaching and to advance into the industry.”
Lyndon Schutzler, director of athletics
Monterey Peninsula College
Monterey County Herald
“(The choice) isn’t any different than other careers. Is it a career or a family?”
Student-athletes in governance
John Gerdy, visiting professor
of sports administration
Ohio University
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
“The student-athletes’ reality is that at the institutional level they can voice only very limited concerns in very limited ways. Regardless of whether this is true, the fact that they believe it is makes it important to provide them opportunities to offer input at the national level. Issues relating to the student-athlete/coach relationship — coaches’ responsibilities as educators, the win-at-all-cost philosophy and the student-athlete’s right to be provided a legitimate opportunity to earn a well-balanced academic, social and athletic experience — are issues that must be addressed not only on campus, but also in a highly visible and national forum. National dialogue serves to raise awareness and spur action at the local level. And because NCAA rules affect them most directly, student-athletes should be provided the opportunity to shape those rules….
“Currently, the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will report to a Management Council, consisting of athletics administrators, conference commissioners and faculty athletics representatives. This Management Council will then report to a Board of Directors consisting of presidents. While well intentioned, this structure is inadequate…student-athlete views, particularly those that are critical, are too often trivialized and dismissed by athletics administrators. Thus, the committee should be provided a direct line of access to the president’s board.”
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The NCAA News
Women in coaching
Myles Brand, president
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Arizona Daily Star
“We see a good number of young women starting in the coaching profession but not staying in it long enough to succeed, to move up to the head coaching level. I think that’s problematic, and many other people do as well.”
Kathy Bull, women’s tennis coach
Ball State University
Ball State Daily News
“We have more kids wanting to be athletes, but there is a shortage (of women) supervising and coaching these activities. I think the reason is that (fewer) women are becoming teachers and coaches. There is a more diverse job market now with more doors open to women. A lot of women are attracted to the business world...and everything is before them in whatever they do.”
Jo Evans, head softball coach
Texas A&M University
The Daily Oklahoman
“At the risk of sounding like I don’t want men coaching, I really want women to have an opportunity to coach women. I think it’s really important that somebody gives them a chance and that they have an opportunity, a great role model for young women. I don’t think having men in (softball) takes away from that whatsoever. I just want to make sure that women continue to get great opportunities.”
Deborah Rhode, professor of law
Stanford University
The Associated Press
“Title IX opened so many more opportunities for women athletes, but it also made positions coaching women’s teams much more attractive to men. Often women are facing barriers to getting those jobs that weren’t there when they were competing with other women and running those programs.”
Marcia Greenberger, co-president
National Women’s Law Center
The Associated Press
“What we need to realize is if we have teachers and coaches who are discriminated against, that hurts our students, too.”
Howard Gauthier, director of athletics
California State University, Monterey Bay
Monterey County Herald
“I think one of the main obstacles is getting enough young women interested in coaching. It is a matter of getting the young women to be interested in coaching and to advance into the industry.”
Lyndon Schutzler, director of athletics
Monterey Peninsula College
Monterey County Herald
“(The choice) isn’t any different than other careers. Is it a career or a family?”
Student-athletes in governance
John Gerdy, visiting professor
of sports administration
Ohio University
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
“The student-athletes’ reality is that at the institutional level they can voice only very limited concerns in very limited ways. Regardless of whether this is true, the fact that they believe it is makes it important to provide them opportunities to offer input at the national level. Issues relating to the student-athlete/coach relationship — coaches’ responsibilities as educators, the win-at-all-cost philosophy and the student-athlete’s right to be provided a legitimate opportunity to earn a well-balanced academic, social and athletic experience — are issues that must be addressed not only on campus, but also in a highly visible and national forum. National dialogue serves to raise awareness and spur action at the local level. And because NCAA rules affect them most directly, student-athletes should be provided the opportunity to shape those rules….
“Currently, the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will report to a Management Council, consisting of athletics administrators, conference commissioners and faculty athletics representatives. This Management Council will then report to a Board of Directors consisting of presidents. While well intentioned, this structure is inadequate…student-athlete views, particularly those that are critical, are too often trivialized and dismissed by athletics administrators. Thus, the committee should be provided a direct line of access to the president’s board.”
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