Research
Women Coaches Research Series & Report Card
Did you know that in the 40+ years after the passage of Title IX, female sport participation is at an all-time high but the percentage of women coaching women at the collegiate level has declined from 90+% in 1974 to near an all-time low today of 40%? To help stop this decline, increase the percentage of women in the coaching profession, provide an institutional accountability mechanism, create awareness, and foster a national dialogue on this issue, the Tucker Center, in collaboration with the Alliance of Women Coaches, continues its research series and annual report card.
Head coaches of women's collegiate teams: A comprehensive report on NCAA Division-I institutions, 2020-21
Head coaches of women's collegiate teams: A comprehensive report on NCAA Division-I institutions, 2019-20
Head coaches of women's collegiate teams: A report on select NCAA Division-I institutions, 2019-20
Women in College Coaching Report Card (WCCRC): 2019-20. Grades for Institutions in Seven Select NCAA D-I Conferences
Women in College Coaching Report Card (WCCRC): 2019-20. Grades for Institutions and Conferences in Seven Select NCAA D-I Conferences
WCCRC 2019-20 Grades for Sports in Seven Select NCAA D-I Conferences infographic
WCCRC Calculation of Grading Criteria and Grade Scale
WCCRC How the Report Card is Making a Difference
WCCRC The Plus (+1) Challenge: Targets of Opportunity
WCCRC Addressing Systematic Change
Head coaches of women's collegiate teams: A comprehensive report on NCAA Division-I institutions, 2018–19
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on Seven Select NCAA Division-I Institutions, 2018-19
Athletic Administration Best Practices of Recruitment, Hiring and Retention of Female Collegiate Coaches 2018
Head coaches of women’s collegiate teams: A Comprehensive Report on NCAA Division-I Institutions 2017-18
Head Coaches of Women’s Collegiate Teams: A Report on Seven Select NCAA Division-I Conferences 2017-18
Head coaches of women’s collegiate teams: A report on seven select NCAA Division-I conferences, 2017-18 Infographic
Head coaches of women’s collegiate teams: A comprehensive report on NCAA Division-III institutions, 2017-18
Gender, Race & LGBT Inclusion of Head Coaches of Women's Teams: A Report on Select NCAA Division I Conferences for the 45th Anniversary of Title IX
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on Select NCAA Division-I Institutions, 2016-17
Head coaches of women's collegiate teams: A report on select NCAA Division-I institutions, 2016-17 Infographic
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on Select NCAA Division-II Institutions, 2016-17
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on Select NCAA Division-III Institutions, 2016-17
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on Haverford Group Institutions, 2016-17
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on Select NCAA Division-I FBS Institutions, 2015-16
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on Select NCAA Division-I FBS Institutions, 2014-15
Infographic: The Status of Women in Collegiate Coaching: A Report Card, 2014-15
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on Select NCAA Division-I Mid-Major Conference Member Institutions, 2014-15
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on Select NCAA Division-I FBS Institutions, 2013-14
Infographic: The Status of Women in Collegiate Coaching: A Report Card, 2013-14
Minnesota State High School Coaches Association report, 2013-14
Head Coaches of Women's Collegiate Teams: A Report on NCAA Division-III MIAC Institutions, 2013-14
Decline of Women Coaches in Collegiate Athletics: A Report on Select NCAA Division-I FBS Institutions, 2012-13
Media Mentions
The Women Coaches Report makes an impact in the media ...
- Active Policy Solutions. (2014, February 6). New Report Shows Decline in Women Coaches [enewsletter article].
- Athletic Business. (2013, December 19). Study: College Coaching Gender Gap Persists.
- Bergquist, K. (2014, February 6). Why I am watching the Sochi Olympics [blog post].
- CBSnews.com. (2014, January 10). Female athletic directors on challenges for women in sports.
- Chronicle of Higher Education. (2013, December 19). Coaching Opportunities for Women Continue to Decline.
- Cincinnati.com. (2013, December 19). Cincinnati tops charts of hiring women coaches.
- Franks, R. (2014, February 10). Disparity in women's coaches leads to varied levels of success [blog post]. Collegiatetimes.com
- D1.t. (Division I Ticker for Athletic Directors). (2013, December 19). Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on GirlWomen in Sport releases study that investigated the hiring of women for HC positions leading female sports.
- The Daily O'Collegian. (2014, January 13). OSU has fewest Big 12 female head coaches.
- Delaware Online. (2013, December 19). Brennan: Many schools fail at hiring women as coaches.
- espnW. (2013, December 20). Study: Number of women coaches declines.
- Examiner.com. (2013, December 20). Northwestern Ranked in the Top 20 Nationally in Hiring Women Head Coaches.
- Hartford Courant. (2013, December 21). Making Room For More Women To Coach College Sports: Geno Auriemma Responds.
- Inside Higher Ed. (2014, March 13.) Equal opportunity bullying.
- Inside Higher Ed. (2013, December 20). Failing the Female Coaches?
- National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education's (NCACE) QualityCoachingEducation.org. (2013, December 19). Women coaches research series & report card.
- USAToday. (2013, December 19). Report: Colleges doing poorly at hiring women coaches. 119 retweets & 1200 Facebook shares (2014, 13 January).
- United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Coaching Education Newsletter. (2014, January). The Tucker Center is launching a series of collaborative, cutting edge research initiatives and educational programs with the Alliance of Women Coaches....