EXPLAINING THE PRESENCE OF MEN COACHES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS: THE UNCERTAINTY HYPOTHESIS

Abstract

This article traces the emergence of men's dominance in coaching and the growth in participants and sport programs for girls in Missouri's high schools from 1972 to the present. Additionally, survey results are presented to indicate desired goals for the girls' programs and preferred traits and qualities for those who coach in them. The empirical patterns revealed by the data are analyzed using the uncertainty hypothesis, which suggests differential advantages of the dominant group when job performance criteria go beyond those which can be measured objectively. This is especially true if, as centrality theory posits, the position—like coaching—requires a great amount of interaction with and control over others.

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