Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Football, NFL, Coaches, Players, Demographics, Race, Gender, Title IX, NCAA Division I, Volleyball, Women, Coaches
Subjects
National Football League; Football coaches; Diversity in the workplace; Racism; National Collegiate Athletic Association; Volleyball coaches; Women coaches (Athletics); Sex discrimination in employment
Introduction
The day following the end of the NFL regular season has come to be known as “Black Monday” as it is the day that head coaches of poorly performing teams are fired. I would suggest that some consideration be given to changing the term to “White Monday” because the firing of coaches has resulted primarily in the opening of head coaching positions to white coaches. On another coaching front, a similar story, but this one based on gender was highlight recently by The New York Times. Since the passage of Title IX, women’s sport has experienced considerable growth. At the NCAA Division I level, women playing volleyball outnumber men by a ratio of ten to one. At the recent finals of the NCAA Volleyball Championships, there were no women head coaches of the final four teams.
Publication Date
1-16-2020
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "The NFL and Volleyball" (2020). On Sport and Society. 844.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/844