There were a total of 30 people interviewed throughout this research. There were fifteen men and fifteen women, all of which are in a profession that is related the field of sport leadership. The subjects were randomly selected. There were 5 athletic directors, 10 athletes, 3 sportscasters, 7 athletic administrators, and 8 were a part of the academia side of athletics. The subject pool consisted of fourteen African Americans, ten Caucasians, and six Latin Americans. Each race was divided into equal parts: male and female. The age range for the subjects ranged from 22 years old to 50 years old. Interviews are a form of qualitative research, and was deemed the best way for the researchers to gather information on the topic. There was much brainstorming associated with building the questionnaire for this research. The researchers had to come up with a way to answer each aspect of the topic. The researchers were able to divide the topic being examined into five parts: leadership, coaching, equal pay, presentation, and team sports. Each section was different, but each other related in some way back to the presentation of females in team sport leadership. Three pilot studies took place to ensure validity of the questionnaire, and then edited by the researchers to better suit the study. See Appendix I. The questions were randomly selected by the researchers to gather information on people’s views about females in sport leadership roles. The process of selecting questions for each
Initially when Mark began answering questions and introducing himself, it was very apparent that he is very compassionate and caring about his work and surroundings. Mark received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Later, through the trials and errors of life, he decided he wanted to pursue a teaching/coaching career and only needed to take one semester of classes at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa in order to receive his teaching degree. In addition, he received his master’s degree from the University of Southern Florida. Through many discussions with his wife and job experiences working at local banks here in Sioux Center, Mark has found that teaching and being involved as an athletic director is his passion and the job he truly enjoys.
A sports leader needs to be organised to ensure that the activities go smoothly and they know how everything will work. They also need to be dedicated to the activity to make it exciting for the people involved and so they don’t lose interest in the activity. Sports leaders have a responsibility to keep the people involved safe and in good health, meaning they need to have knowledge of any health risks of the participants and know how to make activity have a lower risk towards them. They also have the responsibility to have equality towards the participants; this means they shouldn’t judge or discriminate against people due to race, gender, and
A leadership position is not appointed, rather one that is earned. This being as leadership is a skill that grows upon an individual, not learned. Especially truthful in the sports world, a leader is one who is looked upon by his teammates, as for leaders are committed, motivating, and most importantly a friend.
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which is only 45 minutes from Detroit, is a public higher learning institution that was founded in 1817. The University of Michigan is considered to be one of the best colleges in the country.
Tony Dungy is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet Strength and Uncommon. He led the Indianapolis Colts to Super Bowl victory on February 4, 2007, the first such win for an African American coach. Dungy established another NFL first by leading his teams to the playoffs for ten consecutive years.
In most cases black women receive less recognition when it comes to higher positions in sports. McDowell & Cunningham (2009) suggested black female athletic administrators provide important acumens into their experiences in intercollegiate athletic departments, it is important to consider the aspects of their lives and identities' and explore how these women negotiate their identities. This notion is important for the sake of sport organizations because it gives them more insight on the point of view for black females in the realm of the sports world.
A Sports Management Degree offers a wide array of job opportunities and possibilities. Sports management careers are popular due to the passion many people have for athletics and it allows non-athletes to work within the sport field. One aspect to note is that there are 3 main segments within this field. These include; sports performance, production, and promotion. Each offer unique opportunities in the athletics field. A performance career would be a Recreation Worker, a production career would be an University Athletic Director (A.D.), and a promotion career would be a Sports Event Planner. Ultimately, after analyzing all 3 sectors, the production segment distinguishes itself in terms of size and scope, growth trends, and it allows the non-athlete the most opportunity to direct and guide University athletics.
Athletic directors typically appreciate working with coaches and athletes to improve teams by helping them reach their full potential by being responsible, working well with people, speaking well in front of a large crowd, and most importantly being a strong leader. Oftentimes athletic directors get overlooked, and won’t get the recognition they deserve, because all the glory and praise usually goes to the outstanding coaches who get the job done for their teams. Many people will totally forget about the tactical side of being in an athletic office. Seeing the vision long term, being persistent, and diligent is most definitely key to being a responsible leader of athletics in that particular school. Athletic directors should usually like being
The research team included 3 researchers, two trained in sport sociology and the main author was trained in sport psychology, providing an
These two predictions are: Athletes would show significantly greater leadership ability than the nonathletes would and male athletes would show significantly greater leadership ability than would female athletes. Results showed that those who held both scholar and athlete roles stood out in regard to positive attributes, including leadership. The athletic group scored less points than the scholar group, but more points than the nonscholar and non-athlete groups. The results that stand out from this study was that high school athletes did, in fact, outscore their nonathlete peers on the leadership ability measure. The second prediction was proven false because research found that the assumption that females did not possess as great a capacity
School and athletic administrators, coaches and parents have transformed the purpose of youth participation in organized athletic programs from children/teenagers simply having fun to economic gains. Today, youth sports emulate the win at all costs philosophy of collegiate and professional sports, which has resulted in the decrease of participation and retention. The definition of success is not whether a student has improved his or her life either academically, athletically or personally by participating in sports, but instead the number of wins and championships accumulated. Coaches across all athletic arenas, professionally, collegiate, and youth are terminated for failure to produce wins and championships, yet those who choose to
Individuals obtain their best leadership qualities from prominent personalities who influence their thinking in different ways. In the present day, organizations primarily succeed because there is a balance between the management and the employees. In professional soccer, the case is the same where the managers, directors, players and other staff work as employees of the clubs’ owners with each set having a different responsibility that converges for a common purpose. Consequently, they work towards a common goal; to make the club succeed in competitions and the commercial field. A great coach that others can learn a lot from is former Manchester United manager who presently leads the affairs of the club as a director of soccer and ambassador.
of those rare people who really knows how to "make things happen." I have gone
Borland, J. F., Kane, G. M., & Burton, L. J. (n.d.). Sport leadership in the 21st century.
I found out that I wanted to pursue a degree in sport management. HPS helped me look into possible career pathways within my major. This class helped me to learn more about future options I may have in sport management that I had never heard of. When I wrote my HPS 101 papers I ended up narrowing the list of possible career options for myself.