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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's harder for women to get into coaching. Players are less likely to play for a young female coach and, frankly, parents hold young female coaches to a different standard.

Ideally clubs would address this with their own training/mentorship program. Men and women should spend at least a year as an assistant before taking over their own teams, but that's not the reality.[/quote]

Not sure why you would make this generalization.  Have a DD and DS, and I remember having a conversation about this very topic with parents of both teams (at different times).  Didn’t hear one parent who preferred a male over a female coach.  Most preferred a good coach over a bad coach of course, but many actually expressed a desire for their DC to be coached by a female.  Asked my own children and they both said they would be fine with a female coach (daughter actually would prefer a female coach).

Did parents or players you spoke to give you a different vibe?

I highly doubt clubs have hiring preference for men over women.  I can only come to the conclusion that there are less females applying to be coaches.  [/quote]

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