scholarly journals Going Deep: Experiences of a Division I University’s First Black Female Competitive Swimmer

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn Norwood ◽  
Steven Waller ◽  
LeQuez Spearman
Keyword(s):  
Black Female ◽  
Division I ◽  
Competitive Swimmer

scholarly journals The Coach’s Journal: Experiences of Black Female Assistant Coaches in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Larsen ◽  
Leslee Fisher ◽  
Lauren Moret
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Black Female ◽  
Division I ◽  
Black Females ◽  
Assistant Coaches ◽  
Women's Basketball ◽  
Female Coaches

In NCAA Division I women’s basketball, Black female coaches make up only a small percentage of the total number of coaches (i.e., 26%; NCAA, 2016) even though the majority of student-athletes are Black (i.e., 51%). Although these discrepancies have recently been recognized in sport studies literature (Borland & Bruening, 2010; LaVoi & Dutove, 2012), sport psychology researchers have yet to explore the underlying structural and psychological issues that lead to the underrepresentation of Black female coaches in NCAA Division I women’s basketball. To this end, we utilized narrative inquiry (Smith & Sparkes, 2009a) in the current study to explore the stories of eight NCAA Division I women’s basketball assistant coaches who identify as Black females. During face-to-face interviews, participants described the roles they are asked to fill and the ways they cope with the multiple oppressions they experience as Black women in coaching. The first and second authors co-constructed four themes, (a) Pregame: Learning to coach; (b) First half: Experiences from the first 10 years; (c) Second half: Experiences from the last five years; and (d) Overtime: Thinking about the future, throughout their thematic analysis of these narratives (Braun & Clark, 2006). It is hoped that these findings will lead to the development of interventions that can empower NCAA Division I Black female coaches as well as challenge current structural ideologies that disadvantage Black female coaches in this context. Further, creating a more inclusive environment at NCAA Division I institutions could enhance the experiences and coaching career aspirations of Black female student-athletes by allowing them to see empowered Black female role models in coaching positions. Implications for certified mental performance consultants (CMPCs) working within NCAA Division I women’s basketball, who are well positioned to contribute to these efforts, are also discussed.

"Air-ball, air-ball": Ego-threat on the basketball court. A survey of division i players

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadav Goldschmied ◽  
Nicole Stenoish ◽  
Damian Vira ◽  
Nergis Akkaya ◽  
Sarena Mezzacappa
Keyword(s):  
Division I ◽  
Ego Threat ◽  
Basketball Court

Athlete--coach fit: An investigation of a Division I track and field team

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda C. Alexander ◽  
Jacob J. Levy ◽  
John W. Lounsbury
Keyword(s):  
Track And Field ◽  
Division I ◽  
Field Team

Religiosity, God certainty, and self-efficacy in a cohort of Division I student athletes

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessy Schram ◽  
Ian Birky ◽  
Sepideh S. Soheilian ◽  
Kristin Bertsch
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Division I
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