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05-21-2007, 09:58 AM
Progress remains slow for leadership positions in athletics
NCAA member institutions continue to struggle with racial and gender diversity in athletics administration and in head and assistant coaching positions, according to the most recent report on the demographics of athletics personnel at NCAA institutions.
According to the NCAA News, "Figures for all institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, show the percentage of black ADs rose less than 1 percent in comparison to 2003, the last time the analysis was completed. The mark of 7.9 percent also represents a slight increase over 1995-96 baseline data. Excluding HBCUs, only 3.5 percent of ADs are black.
Blacks made modest gains in the area of associate athletics directors overall, moving from 8.1 percent in 2003 to 9 percent in the most current study. Division II registered the largest gain in the category — from 3.5 percent in 2003 to 10.4 percent. For assistant ADs in all divisions, the overall percentage of African-Americans increased a little more than 1 percent to 9.8, compared to 2003 statistics.
Black women saw the most advancement in the roles of graduate assistant, academic advisor, senior woman administrator and intern. Overall, there was a 1.3 percent jump in the percentage of senior woman administrators to 10.4 percent (including HBCUs) compared to 1995-96 data. That figure also outpaced the 2003 data by a little more than 1 percent. Division I institutions generated the largest increase at 7.4 percent. In Divisions II and III, the percentages decreased by less than half a percentage point from 1995-96. However, the percentage of African-American senior woman administrators in Division II increased by more than 3 percent to 14.7, compared to 2003.
The percentage of black head coaches for men’s and women’s teams overall for all institutions (including HBCUs) remained unchanged from 2003 at 8.8 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively, but remain slightly ahead of baseline figures of 7.6 and 7.5 percent. The largest gains were made in the category of black coaches of Division I men’s revenue sports (football and basketball) at 4.5 percent, including HBCUs. Those percentage increases are similar when excluding HBCUs, as well."
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NCAA member institutions continue to struggle with racial and gender diversity in athletics administration and in head and assistant coaching positions, according to the most recent report on the demographics of athletics personnel at NCAA institutions.
According to the NCAA News, "Figures for all institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, show the percentage of black ADs rose less than 1 percent in comparison to 2003, the last time the analysis was completed. The mark of 7.9 percent also represents a slight increase over 1995-96 baseline data. Excluding HBCUs, only 3.5 percent of ADs are black.
Blacks made modest gains in the area of associate athletics directors overall, moving from 8.1 percent in 2003 to 9 percent in the most current study. Division II registered the largest gain in the category — from 3.5 percent in 2003 to 10.4 percent. For assistant ADs in all divisions, the overall percentage of African-Americans increased a little more than 1 percent to 9.8, compared to 2003 statistics.
Black women saw the most advancement in the roles of graduate assistant, academic advisor, senior woman administrator and intern. Overall, there was a 1.3 percent jump in the percentage of senior woman administrators to 10.4 percent (including HBCUs) compared to 1995-96 data. That figure also outpaced the 2003 data by a little more than 1 percent. Division I institutions generated the largest increase at 7.4 percent. In Divisions II and III, the percentages decreased by less than half a percentage point from 1995-96. However, the percentage of African-American senior woman administrators in Division II increased by more than 3 percent to 14.7, compared to 2003.
The percentage of black head coaches for men’s and women’s teams overall for all institutions (including HBCUs) remained unchanged from 2003 at 8.8 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively, but remain slightly ahead of baseline figures of 7.6 and 7.5 percent. The largest gains were made in the category of black coaches of Division I men’s revenue sports (football and basketball) at 4.5 percent, including HBCUs. Those percentage increases are similar when excluding HBCUs, as well."
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