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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Would be interesting to see a 5 years after college study of where men are and where women are if not playing professionally. Is it more women take other types of jobs? Or are the women getting college level coaching jobs so don’t see them at local clubs? Could better address why don’t see the women without knowing if where else they are going.[/quote]

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