ABSTRACT

This study sought to update and expand upon previous applications of homologous reproduction in sport through an investigation of assistant coach hiring trends for six National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women’s sports. Similar to previous investigations, this study focused on environments in which women (as a proportion) are both the dominant gender doing the hiring of their subordinate employees (assistant coaches) as well as the minority. We examined the gender representation of assistant coach staff members as a function of head coach gender in six sports (women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, softball, and swimming) across NCAA divisions of competition (I, II, and III). Findings revealed that women head coaches continue to engage in homologous reproduction at higher rates than men. Results suggest that in order to increase the proportions of women head coaches throughout NCAA sport, proportions of all-women and mostly-women assistant coaching staffs must also increase.

摘要

本研究旨在通过调查六项全国大学体育协会 (NCAA) 女子运动的助理教练招聘趋势，更新和扩展同源繁殖在体育运动中的先前应用。与之前的调查类似，本研究关注的环境中，女性（按比例）既是雇佣下属员工（助理教练）的主导性别，也是少数。我们研究了 NCAA 竞赛部门（I、II 和 III）的六项运动（女子篮球、女子长曲棍球、女子足球、女子排球、垒球和游泳）中助理教练工作人员的性别代表性作为主教练性别的函数. 调查结果显示，女性主教练继续以高于男性的比率进行同源繁殖。