Women's college soccer and beyond: male coaches

[Anonymous]

I'm watching the Florida State versus Stanford NCAA women's soccer championship game and noticed both schools have male head coaches. Is there a reason at this point that happens in women's soccer and not men's? I also see numerous women's pro and national team coaches who are men but can't think of any female head coaches of men's teams at the D1, pro, or top international levels. I remember a woman recently led UChicago to a men's D3 title (she has since left).

[Anonymous]

This happens a lot in basketball too. I'm not sure how it is possible that Becky Hammon isn't an NBA coach with her success as an NBA assistant and now WNBA head coach.

[Anonymous]

It's maddening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's maddening.

+1

[Anonymous]

I just looked at the roster too! Florida’s entire coaching staff is men. And Stanford has one woman.

It’s going to be a long time.

[Anonymous]

Men's soccer goes to far higher levels worldwide. Of course there would be more qualified men in the sport. This will not change overnight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm watching the Florida State versus Stanford NCAA women's soccer championship game and noticed both schools have male head coaches. Is there a reason at this point that happens in women's soccer and not men's? I also see numerous women's pro and national team coaches who are men but can't think of any female head coaches of men's teams at the D1, pro, or top international levels. I remember a woman recently led UChicago to a men's D3 title (she has since left).

What are you talking about? Do you think there should be more women coaches in men’s soccer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm watching the Florida State versus Stanford NCAA women's soccer championship game and noticed both schools have male head coaches. Is there a reason at this point that happens in women's soccer and not men's? I also see numerous women's pro and national team coaches who are men but can't think of any female head coaches of men's teams at the D1, pro, or top international levels. I remember a woman recently led UChicago to a men's D3 title (she has since left).

What are you talking about? Do you think there should be more women coaches in men’s soccer?

Yes, but that will take a lot of time. It would be nice to see more women coaches in women’s soccer first.

There will be many saying women shouldn’t coach men. Just like we used to hear that women shouldn’t be CEOs or officers in the military. At least with sports it’s easy to measure success and performance.

[Anonymous]

What are the soccer issues with men coaching women?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Men's soccer goes to far higher levels worldwide. Of course there would be more qualified men in the sport. This will not change overnight.

That excuse only works if the coach has actually done something on the mens side. Neither FSU's nor Stanford's coach ever has

[Anonymous]

Because opportunity doesn’t happen overnight, it’s not like a light switch.

There has to be an effort to identify, recruit and mentor women in coaching.

Crazy people will call it sexist to recruit only women. But men only recruit men because of their own proximity to only men. That is why there has to be an effort to fold women into the recruiting.

Also men are afraid to mentor women because society will think they are in a relationship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because opportunity doesn’t happen overnight, it’s not like a light switch.

There has to be an effort to identify, recruit and mentor women in coaching.

Crazy people will call it sexist to recruit only women. But men only recruit men because of their own proximity to only men. That is why there has to be an effort to fold women into the recruiting.

Also men are afraid to mentor women because society will think they are in a relationship.

Looking at the coaching staffs in question, the effort is half assed at best

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the soccer issues with men coaching women?

The issue is that you are limiting the coaching talent pool by 50%. Instead of dipping into the mediocre and poor levels of men coaches to fill all the coaching spots, it would be better utilize the best of the women coaches over bad men coaches, thus raising the overall level of coaching.

Aside from that, as a man with a daughter playing soccer, I think a woman coach would be able to relate with her differently as a middle school age girl, maybe use different motivational techniques. I don't need her to only have woman coaches, but I do wish she didn't only have men coaches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the soccer issues with men coaching women?

The issue is that you are limiting the coaching talent pool by 50%. Instead of dipping into the mediocre and poor levels of men coaches to fill all the coaching spots, it would be better utilize the best of the women coaches over bad men coaches, thus raising the overall level of coaching.

Aside from that, as a man with a daughter playing soccer, I think a woman coach would be able to relate with her differently as a middle school age girl, maybe use different motivational techniques. I don't need her to only have woman coaches, but I do wish she didn't only have men coaches.

Well said.

[Anonymous]

hhhhmmmmm.... I wonder if half the best qualified coaches are men and the other half women.