Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

8-15-2011

Publisher

Cogent OA

Source Publication

Contemporary Issues in Education Research

Source ISSN

1940-5847

Abstract

While women’s intercollegiate soccer has grown rapidly over the past three decades, men still hold nearly two-thirds of all head coaching positions in NCAA Division I women’s soccer programs. This paper explores whether the gender of the head coach affects success in winning games. After considering various reasons why gender might matter, we undertake a multiple regression analysis using data from the 2001-2002 season to answer this question empirically. Controlling for other factors that would be expected to influence a team’s success, including the quality of the head coach, the level of institutional support and the tradition of the program, we find that the head coach’s gender, and also the head coach’s age, have statistically significant effects on team success for schools in Divisions I-AA and I-AAA, but not for the major football schools in Division I-A. We close with possible explanations for these results.

Comments

Published version. Contemporary Issues In Education Research, Vol. 4, No. 8 (August 2011): 19-28. DOI. © 2011 The Clute Institute. Used with permission.

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