1. 1. How to Attract and Recruit More Minorities into NCAA Div. I Head Coaching Positions Krystle Evans Fresno Pacific University Kin. 777A: Issues in Kinesiology Jim Ave July 6, 2015
2. 2. Scenario (An excerpt from Fitz Hills Book)This is the story of Doug Williams, the former quarterback of the Washington Redskins and Super Bowl MVP. In 1998, Williams took over the football program at Grambling, a Division I-AA program, where he proceeded to win fifty-two of his first seventy games. In short, Williams had an ideal profile for a major college coaching job. He had done everything possible to earn that consideration: with an NFL pedigree and a proven record as a college head coach, he related well to young people and obviously knew the game. After the 2002 season, the athletic director at the University of Kentucky called and asked him to be a candidate for the school's vacant head coaching job. The phone call was a potential history-maker, because at that time, no school in the Southeastern Conference had ever hired a black head football coach. Kentucky could have made Williams the first. He had a great interview with athletic director Mitch Barnhart ... or so Williams thought. A few days later, Barnhart told Williams the school wanted to go in a different direction. Kentucky ended up hiring Rich Brooks, the former University of Oregon head coach, who was looking for a place to land after two unsuccessful seasons in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams. How did Brooks do? Before retiring in 2009, he compiled a 39-47 record in seven seasons as Kentucky's head coach, although he did win three bowl games and finish 7-6 in his final season. I guess that's not terrible. But in my opinion, Williams was just as deserving of the opportunity. It's obvious to me that given a choice between a retread such as Brooks or a fresh face and a proven winner like Williams, it would make sense for Barnhart and the school to select a proven winner like Williams. However, Kentucky went with the retread. Why? After being told by Kentucky that he'd been eliminated as a candidate, Williams asked Barnhart the same question. "He told me that he was more 'comfortable' with hiring Coach Brooks," Williams said in August 2003, eight months later, when he appeared at a seminar about minority coaches that I helped organize. And how did Williams respond to that remark from Barnhart? "I didn't know how to respond," Williams said. "I still don't know what that means."
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6. 6. There are no African American Baseball Head Coaches at the NCAA D1 level There are only two Latino Head Coaches for Mens & Womens Basketball (NCAA D1) Norm Chow is the only Asian Football Head Coach at the NCAA D1 level The number of female Head Coaches of mens teams amounts to 2% In 1972, more than 90% of the people coaching womens teams were women. Today, that number is 43%
7. 7. Why is this an Issue? The four facts below are reported by Richard Lapchick: College sports remains overwhelmingly led by White men White male basketball student athletes graduate at significantly higher rates than African-American male basketball student athletes Among the 125 top teams in the FBS, 89 percent of the presidents, 85 percent of the athletic directors and 100 percent of the conference commissioners were White. In those positions 75, 78 and 100 percent are White men, respectively. Overall, Whites held 89 percent of the 382 campus leadership positions at the 125 schools.
8. 8. Competing Sides of the Issue (It is not a diversity issue) Schools do not hire coaches based on race or gender but on their coaching abilities and if they can win ball games. Hiring coaches is not an affirmative action issue. Universities hire search firms to find coaches; minorities are not clients of those search firms. In regards to NCAA D1 Basketball: ChrisChris' sarcasm aside, I am not sure I understand the complaint. By their own admission minority coaches in college basketball are at around 22%, and have been as high as 25%. Now let's be somewhat realistic here and admit we are talking mostly about blacks, and one could perhaps include Hispanics. Asian- Americans and other minorities, to the best of my knowledge, have never shown a strong interest in basketball at the higher levels, Jeremy Lin notwithstanding. So it seems to me we are talking about approximately 25% of the population at most, and again including the entire Hispanic population with regard to this sport (as opposed to baseball) is generous. So exactly where is this complaint coming from?- David D1 Sports Illustrated Subscriber
9. 9. My Position and Defense Athletic Directors do not only answer to the universitys president, but also to the boosters; and boosters will only contribute to the salary or vision of someone they can relate to. Minority Head Coaches have a difficult time finding another Head Coach position once fired; thus one must consider multiple factors prior to accepting a Head Coach position (It took Al Skinner 5 years before getting another Head Coach position). Lack of social network, (many minority coaches discuss not getting an opportunity, but who do they know at the decision-making table)? Sometimes its who you know not what you know. There are not enough women and people of color on the hiring/ search committees.
10. 10. My Position and Defense Coach Al Skinner, Kennesaw State University
11. 11. Possible Solutions The Black Coaches Association (BCA) The Latino Association of Basketball Coaches (LABC) Asian Coaches Association (ACA) The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) The NCAA Women Coaches Academy The National Association for Coaching Equity and Development (NACED) Collegiate Mandate similar to the NFLs Rooney Rule Universities must develop a holistic hiring process that gives the best candidates the opportunity, regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender.
12. 12. How to Attract and Recruit More Minority Head Coaches Develop more social and professional networks NCAA professional development Continue to emphasize the need for minority Head Coaches in correlation to minority student athletes graduation rates A more diverse hiring and search committee Hire more women and people of color as athletic directors and administrators
13. 13. Questions for My Peers Why is there not more public outrage, especially among Latino and Asian American coaches? Why is it that minority coaches, when they do receive job offers, end up at the schools with the limited resources? Do the majority of boosters not feel comfortable with minority coaches? Do you think this is a civil rights issue?
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