Journal articles: 'African American basketball coaches'

1

Cunningham, George B., Jennifer E. Bruening, and Thomas Straub. "The Underrepresentation of African Americans in NCAA Division I-A Head Coaching Positions." Journal of Sport Management 20, no. 3 (July 2006): 387–413. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.20.3.387.

Full text

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to examine factors that contribute to the under representation of African Americans in head coaching positions. In Study 1, qualitative data were collected from assistant football (n= 41) and men’s basketball (n= 16) coaches to examine why coaches sought head coaching positions, barriers to obtaining such positions, and reasons for leaving the coaching profession. In Study 2, assistant football (n= 259) and men’s basketball coaches (n= 114) completed a questionnaire developed from Study 1. Results indicate that although there were no differences in desire to become a head coach, African Americans, relative to Whites, perceived race and opportunity as limiting their ability to obtain a head coaching position and had greater occupational turnover intentions. Context moderated the latter results, as the effects were stronger for African American football coaches than they were for African American basketball coaches. Results have practical implications for the advancement of African American football coaches into head coaching roles.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

2

Harris, Othello. "Race, Sport, and Social Support." Sociology of Sport Journal 11, no. 1 (March 1994): 40–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.11.1.40.

Full text

Abstract:

This study investigates whether African American student-athletes receive encouragement to participate in sport from the black community (e.g., parents) or from other socializing agents (e.g., teachers, coaches, and friends). A questionnaire was administered to 23 teams in two summer basketball leagues in Washington, D.C., during the summer of 1985. The findings indicate that African American student-athletes are more likely to perceive social support for playing basketball from coaches and friends and especially teachers, who provide encouragement for African Americans to participate in sport, but not from parents. Moreover, support for playing basketball is associated with professional sport aspirations for black, but not white, males.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

3

Zhai, Zongpeng, Yongbo Guo, Yuanchang Li, Shaoliang Zhang, and Hongyou Liu. "The Regional Differences in Game-Play Styles Considering Playing Position in the FIBA Female Continental Basketball Competitions." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16 (August 12, 2020): 5827. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165827.

Full text

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to identify regional differences based on playing position in terms of the technical performances among FIBA Female Continental Basketball Championships by controlling the influence of situational variables including the game outcome, game type, teams and opponent quality. The samples comprised of 9208 performance records from 471 games in the America, Africa, Asia and Europe Championships during 2013–2017 and were collected and analyzed by generalized mixed linear modeling. Our study highlighted that, although positional differences were clear among different continental championships, it is worth noting that African guards, forwards, and centers made more turnovers (TOV) compared with the corresponding positional players from other continental championships. In addition, European guards presented the lowest number of steals (STL) compared with African (ES = 0.28), Asian (ES = 0.21), and American guards (ES = 0.24). The results provide coaches to have a better understanding of game-play styles among FIBA Female Continental Basketball Competitions, which could optimize the development of female basketball and the selection and recruitment of female players at the international level.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

4

Bartges, Ellyn L. "“If It Doesn’t Play in Peoria…”." Journal of Sport History 38, no. 1 (April 1, 2011): 37–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.38.1.37.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract Charlotte Lewis died prematurely at age fifty-two. Lewis is not a household name in high school or intercollegiate basketball, yet she was a pioneer in many respects on the playground, in a high school gymnasium, a collegiate fieldhouse, the 1976 Olympics, and the Women’s Basketball League. Interviews with Lewis, her coaches, and her teammates provide the primary resources for this paper. As one of four African-American women on the inaugural women’s Olympic basketball team, as well as one of only seventy-six women to ever wear the Team USA basketball jersey, interest in Lewis should be more intense. Lewis deserves a louder, unified voice in how the history of women’s basketball in Illinois and the nation are remembered. Few have experienced the breadth of competition and the spectrum of success lived by Charlotte Lewis.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

5

Rahim, Raja Malikah. "“Our Life Out of the Dungeon”." Journal of Sport History 50, no. 3 (2023): 412–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/21558450.50.3.08.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract “Our Life Out of the Dungeon” examines the life and career of Robert L. Vaughan, the legendary and longtime head basketball coach at Elizabeth City State University, an Historically Black University, and explores the racial and cultural politics of Black college basketball in the twentieth-century United States. Using oral history and Vaughan's words, this article moves Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Black college basketball to the forefront of African American history and sport history, providing a window onto the world of college basketball that existed on the other side of the color line and in the decades after segregation. African Americans at HBCUs revolutionized basketball and transformed the sport into a cultural staple that shaped Black people, communities, and institutions. Through Vaughan's words and experiences, we can understand the struggles and successes and the political and cultural language of Black college basketball within the context of what I call the “politics of Black athletic emancipation”—a Black athletic agenda that stood in opposition to racism and white supremacy and reverberated the ethos of self-determination and collective striving of African Americans who demanded the right to be free and the right to play basketball.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

6

Kahn, Lawrence M. "Markets: Cartel Behavior and Amateurism in College Sports." Journal of Economic Perspectives 21, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 209–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jep.21.1.209.

Full text

Abstract:

This paper studies intercollegiate athletics in the context of the theory of cartels. Some point to the explicit attempts by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to restrict output and payments for factors of production as evidence of cartel behavior. Others argue that such limits enhance product quality by preserving amateurism. I find that the NCAA's compensation limits on athletes lead to high levels of rents from the entertainment revenues produced by the athletes, a finding consistent with the cartel interpretation. The athletes producing these rents are disproportionately African-American, while the beneficiaries are primarily white. The rents are typically spent on facilities, nonrevenue sports, and, possibly, head coaches' salaries. Big-time football and men's basketball programs earn accounting profits, although the athletic departments in which they reside make accounting losses on average. However, there is some evidence, albeit not unanimous, that sports generate alumni contributions, state appropriations, and additional student applications. But, arms race considerations suggest that there may be some societal gains to the aggregate limitation of spending on college athletics.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

7

Williams, Vicki, and Jerome Quarterman. "How Leadership Development and Positive Mentorship of an African American Female Head Basketball Coach Have Had an Impact in the Lives of Her Players, Assistant Coaches, and Peers." Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education 2, no. 1 (April 2008): 69–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/ssa.2008.2.1.69.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

8

Seth, Pyar J. "The Essence of My Coaching Is to Serve: Monty Williams, Faith, and Relationality." Religions 13, no. 10 (October 9, 2022): 936. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel13100936.

Full text

Abstract:

Oftentimes, an athletic coach is tasked with establishing a player–coach relationship that is built on trust, commitment, accountability, hard work, and a belief in process. More recently, however, head coach of the Phoenix Suns, Monty Williams, has garnered considerable public attention for adding faith into that equation. Though faith is primarily considered a theological outlook and expression of spiritual value, it has extended beyond religiosity into his coaching praxis and pedagogy. In the paper, I look to add the voice of Monty Williams to the rich cohort of Black people assembled by Carey Latimore in Unshakable Faith: African American Stories of Redemption, Hope, and Community, a text principally concerned with illuminating the diversity in thought and expression of faith. Additionally, I draw on theories from Black Studies, post-colonial studies, and the sociology of sport to interrogate a particular discursive formulation advanced by Williams—“[…] the essence of my coaching is to serve”. I explore the nature of a faith-based coaching philosophy in the game of basketball and how the notion of coaching as service expresses a dynamic, complex set of religious histories, but also embodies a form of relationality centered on the following question: What does it mean to navigate sociopolitical life and death in community?

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

9

Sudre, David, Helene Joncheray, and Antoine Lech. "“Let Go of Your Ball, This Is Not the NBA!”: The Influence of Hip-Hop Ball on Institutional Basketball Around Paris (France): Cultural Antagonisms and Difficult Cohabitation." Journal of Sport and Social Issues 43, no. 3 (March 11, 2019): 147–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193723519832464.

Full text

Abstract:

The nature of the game of basketball, which is to score more hoops than the opposing team while respecting a set of rules, has often been questionned. Young players have been developing new ways to play and think basketball ever since the advent of the American hip-hop basketball (“hip-hop ball”) culture in France in the noughties. However, this way of playing basketball is viewed negatively by club coaches, who are the guardians of institutional basketball. Through participant observation and the interviewing of five coaches and 32 players, this article seeks to measure the consequences of what may be seen as a cultural divide. Our findings show how coaches depreciate hip-hop ball culture and sometimes stigmatize players to reinforce their own legitimacy within institutional basketball. Also, our data illustrate the players’ ability to shift from one basketball culture to the next in an attempt to gain recognition in institutional basketball.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

10

Branham, David. "Taking Advantage of an Untapped Pool: Assessing the Success of African American Head Coaches in the National Football League." Review of Black Political Economy 35, no. 4 (January 2008): 129–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12114-008-9031-1.

Full text

Abstract:

Noting that only five African American coaches had been hired to lead National Football League (NFL) teams from 1989–2002, Madden (J of Sports Econ, 5(1):6–19 2004) found that teams coached by African Americans in the NFL outperformed their counterparts in the regular season but were significantly below average in the playoffs. This analysis, with data that includes nine African American coaches and extends through 2007, reconfirms Madden's finding that African American head coaches outperform their rivals in the regular season, but also finds that African American coaches no longer suffer from poor playoff performance. Using fixed effects pooled cross section time series models, this analysis confirms that teams with African American head coaches can expect more wins in the regular season than their peers, other things equal. However, there is some evidence that as the pool of African American coaching talent diminishes from additional hires their extraordinary performance may be slightly regressing. The playoff analysis shows that that when controlling for seeding, organizational strength and regular season wins, African American coaches perform at the same level as their counterparts.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

11

Zhou, Ruiqi. "Comparative Analysis of Chinese and American Basketball Player Training Systems." Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences 26, no. 1 (September 13, 2023): 145–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/26/20230563.

Full text

Abstract:

Chinese basketball have not achieved satisfactory results in international play for a long time. Many researchers have tried to find the reasons for the weaknesses of Chinese basketball, but most of the researchers have not thought from the perspective of training system. As the birth place of basketball, America is in the lead in many aspects, such the achievements in international plays, the level of professional players. American basketball training system must be heuristic and progressive. So, the research topic of this text is the differences between Chinese basketball training system and American basketball training system. The research methods of this text are: case study method, literature survey method. Research findings: (1). the training systems for students players in China and America are similar. But Chinese major training system is youth academy, instead of campus basketball. (2). In China, youth academy untimely professionalize players. Players in youth academy are generally lack of education. (3). In China, youth academy hinders the development of campus basketball, because the youth academy holds most of the outstanding coaches and youth players. Research suggestion: (1). Youth academy should be canceled (2). Government should clarify what state sector should be responsible to promote the development of campus basketball, and invest more to improve the facility in public schools.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

12

Milius, Inge, Wade D. Gilbert, Danielle Alexander, and Gordon A. Bloom. "Coaches’ Use of Positive Tactile Communication in Collegiate Basketball." International Sport Coaching Journal 8, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 91–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2020-0001.

Full text

Abstract:

There is a growing body of research on positive tactile communication and its impact on athlete performance and team dynamics. The purpose of the present study was to examine the profile and perceived impact of positive tactile communication as a coaching strategy in a high-performance team sport setting. Participants were members of a successful American collegiate women’s basketball team comprising the head coach, associate head coach, and 16 student-athletes. Methods of data collection included systematic observation and focus groups. Positive tactile communication was perceived to be an effective coaching strategy for enhancing relationships and athlete performance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to include both quantitative and qualitative data from multiple coaches on the same team, as well as athlete perceptions of coaches’ strategic use of positive tactile communication.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

13

Russo, Cherise, and Evan Bass. "African American Adolescent Male Basketball Player with Recurrent Rhabdomyolysis." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 39, Supplement (May 2007): S115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000273380.58805.99.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

14

Rutland, Emily A., Sakinah C. Suttiratana, Patrick Huang, Kimberly E. Ona Ayala, Kevin T. McGinniss, and Yetsa A. Tuakli-Wosornu. "Identifying Coach and Institutional Characteristics That Facilitate the Development of NCAA Wheelchair Basketball Programs." Sports Innovation Journal 3 (November 9, 2022): 30–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/26284.

Full text

Abstract:

Background: Despite national and institutional policies, American colleges do not currently provide student-athletes with disabilities equal access to sports opportunities. Disabled youth who wish to pursue their academic and athletic dreams in college thus have prohibitively limited options, even with popular American sports such as basketball. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics and factors that may facilitate the development and perpetuation of collegiate wheelchair basketball programs in the United States. Methods: Five qualitative interviews were conducted with coaches and/or program administrators of established college wheelchair basketball programs. Interviews were coded and analyzed to explore common themes. Results: Thematic data analysis uncovered five common themes important to the development and maintenance of these programs: a) coach characteristics, b) actions to recognize and address equity, c) boosters, d) institutional barriers, and e) network effects. Conclusion: These common factors are important in the development, sustainability, and longevity of college wheelchair basketball programs and should be considered by those interested in starting similar programs.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

15

Bonal, José, Sergio Lorenzo Jiménez, and Alberto Lorenzo. "The Talent Development Pathway for Elite Basketball Players in China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 14 (July 15, 2020): 5110. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145110.

Full text

Abstract:

A large portion of previous sport talent development research has been conducted using Western countries study subjects such as Canadian, Swedish, Spanish, British, or American athletes. However, the factors that affect oriental culture athletes remain an unexplored field. The aims of this investigation were to consolidate the exploration of the pilot study that studied the key factors for Chinese elite basketball players’ careers and understand what facts have helped them to achieve the highest sportive level through qualitative research. The pathway to excellence of 11 Chinese elite basketball players were analyzed through a semi-structured interview with different categories such as social context, sport context, tactical factors, or anthropometric factors. Results showed that cultural factors, family tradition, academic studies, coaches, mental strength, training structuration, and international competitions had a great effect and influence in the talent development of Chinese basketball players.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

16

Sailes, Gary A. "An examination of basketball performance orientations among African American males." Journal of African American Men 1, no. 4 (March 1996): 37–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02733918.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

17

PHILIPP, STEVEN F. "DIFFERENCES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND EURO-AMERICAN ATHLETES' PERCEPTIONS OF TREATMENT BY COACHES." Perceptual and Motor Skills 98, no. 3 (2004): 1333. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.98.3.1333-1336.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

18

Philipp, Steven F., and Petra B. Schuler. "Differences in African-American and Euro-American Athletes' Perceptions of Treatment by Coaches." Perceptual and Motor Skills 98, no. 3_suppl (June 2004): 1333–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.98.3c.1333-1336.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

19

PHILIPP, STEVEN F. "DIFFERENCES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND EURO-AMERICAN ATHLETES' PERCEPTIONS OF TREATMENT BY COACHES." Perceptual and Motor Skills 98, no. 4 (2004): 1333. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.98.4.1333-1336.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

20

Biletska, Viktoriia, Vyacheslav Semenenko, Viktoriia Zavalniuk, Volodymyr Zaloylo, Vasyl Kostyuchenko, Oleg Yaremenko, and Ihor Zavadko. "Student sports in the system of physical education in institutions of higher education." Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 15. Scientific and pedagogical problems of physical culture (physical culture and sports), no. 2(174) (February 17, 2024): 41–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.31392/udu-nc.series15.2024.2(174).10.

Full text

Abstract:

The purpose of the research is to study the peculiarities of the development of student sports in the system of physical education in institutions of higher education (using the example of basketball in institutions of higher education in the USA and Ukraine). The results. In the course of the study, a comparative characterization of the characteristics of student basketball in the USA and in Ukraine was carried out. The differences between student Ukrainian basketball and student American basketball are considered according to the following criteria: rules of the game, style, popularity among fans, the number of spectators involved each year, the importance of playing for the university team for a basketball player's career, the interest of brands in student basketball, a sports scholarship for basketball players in universities, transportation of students for competitions, qualification of judges at competitions, importance of competition for students, competition of teams, provision of equipment for students, qualification of coaches. It was determined that the high popularity of basketball among fans and the high level of significance of the competition for students are characteristic of student basketball in the USA, a significant number of spectators are involved in the competition, high interest of brands in student basketball, the presence of a sports scholarship for basketball players in a higher education institution, full provision of equipment and transport, high level of judging. On the other hand, the peculiarities of student basketball in Ukraine are low popularity among fans, low competition among student teams, competitions have a low level of importance for students, lack of sports scholarships for basketball players in institutions of higher education, refereeing of competitions mainly takes place with the participation of student judges.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

21

Cunningham, George B. "Understanding the under-representation of African American coaches: A multilevel perspective." Sport Management Review 13, no. 4 (November 2010): 395–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2009.07.006.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

22

Bower, Beverly L., and Malissa Martin. "African American Female Basketball Players: An Examination of Alcohol and Drug Behaviors." Journal of American College Health 48, no. 3 (November 1999): 129–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448489909595684.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

23

Panayi, Monica, and Lei Guo. "Cognitive Impairment Among Collegiate African American Student-Athletes Who Have One Or More Concussions." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 9, no. 8 (August 1, 2021): 433–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss8.3313.

Full text

Abstract:

The purpose of this research was to examine concussion induced cognitive impairment among collegiate athletes for a long term. This study attempted to determine if there was a significant decrease in cognitive function in student-athletes with a history of concussion after one year of concussion. Totally 46 student athletes who were qualified was included in this study. Of all the 46 student athletes, 14 are females, and 32 males from the following sports: Women’s Basketball (n=3), Men’s Basketball (n=2), Football (n=30), Softball (n=7), Women’s Tennis (n=2), and Women’s Volleyball (n=2) (Table 1). The age range was18-23 years old. Seven of them had two or more concussions Results of this study showed that while all the scores of the ImPACT test improved after one year of concussion for the student-athletes with one or more concussions, there was significant improvement only in the processing speed. For the student-athletes with two or more concussions, the processing speed score after one year of concussions was a little lower even than the score after initial concussion, but it is not statistically significant.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

24

Heisler, Michele, Hwajung Choi, Rebecca Mase, Judith A. Long, and Pamela J. Reeves. "Effectiveness of Technologically Enhanced Peer Support in Improving Glycemic Management Among Predominantly African American, Low-Income Adults With Diabetes." Diabetes Educator 45, no. 3 (April 26, 2019): 260–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0145721719844547.

Full text

Abstract:

Purpose The purpose of the study was to examine whether a peer coaching intervention is more effective in improving clinical outcomes in diabetes when enhanced with e-health educational tools than peer coaching alone. Methods The effectiveness of peer coaches who used an individually tailored, interactive, web-based tool (iDecide) was compared with peer coaches with no access to the tool. Two hundred and ninety Veterans Affairs patients with A1C ≥8.0% received a 6-month intervention with an initial session with a fellow patient trained to be a peer coach, followed by weekly phone calls to discuss behavioral goals. Participants were randomized to coaches who used iDecide or coaches who used nontailored educational materials at the initial session. Outcomes were A1C (primary), blood pressure, and diabetes social support (secondary) at 6 and 12 months. Results Two hundred and fifty-five participants (88%) completed 6-month and 237 (82%) 12-month follow-up. Ninety-eight percent were men, and 63% were African American. Participants in both groups improved A1C values (>–0.6%, P < .001) at 6 months and maintained these gains at 12-month follow-up ( >–0.5%, P < .005). Diabetes social support was improved at both 6 and 12 months ( P < .01). There were no changes in blood pressure. Conclusions Clinical gains achieved through a volunteer peer coach program were not increased by the addition of a tailored e-health educational tool.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

25

Ruggiero, Thomas E., and Kristi Shanita Lattin. "Intercollegiate Female Coaches' Use of Verbally Aggressive Communication Toward African American Female Athletes." Howard Journal of Communications 19, no. 2 (April 16, 2008): 105–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10646170801990946.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

26

Brooks, Dana D., Ronald Althouse, and Delano Tucker. "African American male head coaches: In the “Red zone,” but can they score?" Journal of African American Men 2, no. 2-3 (December 1996): 93–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12111-996-1005-4.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

27

Madarame, Haruhiko. "Regional Differences in Women’s Basketball: A Comparison among Continental Championships." Sports 6, no. 3 (July 20, 2018): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports6030065.

Full text

Abstract:

The aims of this study were (i) to compare basketball game-related statistics in women by region (Africa, America, Asia, Europe), and (ii) to identify characteristics that discriminate performances for each region. A total of 134 games from each continental championship held in 2017 were analyzed. A one-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni-adjusted pairwise comparison was performed to evaluate differences in each variable between the continents. A discriminant analysis was performed to identify game-related statistics that discriminate among the continents. The Asian and European championships overall showed similar performance profiles: Low numbers of possessions and turnovers, and high numbers of successful field goals and assists. However, the European championship was more closely contested than the Asian championship. The African championship was characterized by high numbers of possessions, free throws, and turnovers. The homogeneity of the American championship was low, and some of the cases have similarities with the African championship, whereas other cases have similarities with the European championship. On average, the American championship was characterized by low numbers of successful field goals and assists, and high numbers of steals and turnovers. It is suggested that women’s basketball games are played in a different manner in each region of the world.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

28

Domke, Martin. "Into the Vertical: Basketball, Urbanization, and African American Culture in Early-Twentieth-Century America." aspeers: emerging voices in american studies 4 (2011): 131–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.54465/aspeers.04-11.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

29

Atwood, Elizabeth, and Sara Pietrzak. "Full-court press: How segregationist newspapers covered the championship season of an integrated Virginia high school basketball team." Newspaper Research Journal 39, no. 3 (September 2018): 339–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739532918796229.

Full text

Abstract:

This qualitative study examines how two small Virginia newspapers that had opposed school integration covered an integrated high school boys basketball team that won a state championship three years after the school admitted African American students. While previous studies of sports journalism have found evidence of racial bias in the depiction of black athletes, this study finds values governing community journalism, including local boosterism, trumped racial bias.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

30

Smith, Steve M., Stewart T. Cotterill, and Hazel Brown. "A Case Study of Factors Influencing Performance in the Practice Environment." Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology 3, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 33–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/cssep.2019-0004.

Full text

Abstract:

Athletes’ practice environment can influence their competitive performance. The influencing performance factors present in practice are understudied, and the aim of this study was to explore these factors. Using a case-study approach, the authors investigated a basketball practice environment to reveal influencing performance factors. Participants were 15 members of a U.K. Elite Academy Basketball League team based in a sixth-form college (equivalent to American high school age) that included 10 players, 2 coaches, 1 strength and conditioning coach, 1 academic teacher, and the head of sport (mean age 21.8 yr). A case-study approach was adopted to collect data from interviews, focus groups, and direct observations to provide a holistic assessment of the practice environment. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis, which revealed 6 overarching themes: effort, status, individuality, preparation, team drive, and practice vision. Data analysis exposed several themes of influencing performance factors unreported in previous literature, suggesting that practice environments should be viewed as a stand-alone field of investigative enquiry. The results from this study provide a much-needed foray into the psychological influences of practice and give practitioners the opportunity to reflect on the results against their own practice environments.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

31

Bopp, Trevor, and Michael Sagas. "An Examination of African American NCAA DI-FBS Football Coaches: A Five-Year Update." Journal of Intercollegiate Sport 5, no. 2 (December 2012): 153–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jis.5.2.153.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

32

Guimarães, Eduardo, Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones, A. Mark Williams, Fernando Tavares, Manuel A. Janeira, and José Maia. "Tracking Technical Skill Development in Young Basketball Players: The INEX Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8 (April 13, 2021): 4094. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084094.

Full text

Abstract:

This study investigated developmental stability, or tracking, in the development of technical skills in youth male basketball players and retrospectively profiled stable and unstable tracking patterns over time. A total of 97 basketball players were tracked bi-annually over 3 consecutive years. Players were divided into two age-categories according to their age at baseline: under-12; and under-14. Technical skills were assessed using the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance test battery. Anthropometric, body composition, biological maturation and physical performance data were collected. Cohen’s kappa (κ) was used to estimate tracking. With the exception of defensive movement in the under-12 age-category, tracking was low in all skill tests for both under-12 (0.22 ≤ κ ≤ 0.33) and -14 (0.20 ≤ κ ≤ 0.26) groupings. The overall technical skill showed moderate tracking for under-12 players (κ = 0.47) and low tracking for under-14 players (κ = 0.26). At baseline, players who were consistently more skilled or became more skillful (in the under-12 age-category) over time had a better growth-motor performance profile and most of them were selected to be members of regional teams. In conclusion, tracking of individual skill trajectories was low-to-moderate. Moreover, a better growth-motor performance profile seems crucial to maintain high levels of skill performance over time. It is recommended that basketball coaches track the developmental trajectories of their players to better understand the erratic nature of skill development and help design more effective practice regimes.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

33

Turick, Robert, Anthony Weems, Nicholas Swim, Trevor Bopp, and John N. Singer. "Who Are We Honoring? Extending the Ebony & Ivy Discussion to Include Sport Facilities." Journal of Sport Management 35, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 17–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2019-0303.

Full text

Abstract:

One prominent, well-debated issue in the American higher education system is whether university officials should remove the names of individuals with racist pasts from campus buildings/structures that bear their namesake. The purpose of this study was to analyze basketball and football facilities at Division I Football Bowl Subdivision institutions to explore the racialized history of the people whom these facilities are named after. Utilizing a collective case study approach, the authors identified 18 facilities that were named after athletic administrators, coaches, and philanthropists who engaged in racist activities or harbored racist views. The authors argue, using critical race theory and systemic racism theory as interpretative lenses, that naming buildings after racist persons legitimizes their legacies, rationalizes systemic racism, and continues to unjustly enrich this particular group.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

34

Steen, Sam, Hung-ling (Stella) Liu, and Melissa S. Chang. "Empowering Black Youth: Insights from the Books 2 Basketball Program on Career and Academic Development." Career and Technical Education Research 48, no. 3 (December 31, 2023): 55–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.5328/cter48.3.57.

Full text

Abstract:

In this article we describe the Books 2 Basketball (B2B) program created by a school counsellor for Black youth along with some preliminary outcomes examined after its implementation. This program was not evaluated for effectiveness but to determine if the program was feasible and to share feedback from some of the participants. The B2B program is facilitated after-school and geared toward exposing Black youth to college preparatory dialogue using the development of basketball and academic skills. The overarching goal of this program is to promote students??? potential for academic success, which enhances post-secondary options, by teaching children basic basketball and basic arithmetic/mathematical skills (i.e., how to calculate fractions, percentages, decimals, and ratios). The feedback from the student participants provides implications for the use of sport and recreation-related programs to promote their learning, career development, and physical health. We conclude this article with implications for research, practice, and policy for educators unveiling the brilliance of Black/African American youth.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

35

Shelbourne, K. Donald, Tinker Gray, and Rodney W. Benner. "Intercondylar Notch Width Measurement Differences between African American and White Men and Women with Intact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Knees." American Journal of Sports Medicine 35, no. 8 (August 2007): 1304–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0363546507300060.

Full text

Abstract:

Background A recent report of professional women's basketball found that white European American female players were 6.5 times more likely to tear their anterior cruciate ligament than their nonwhite European American counterparts. African Americans accounted for 95% of the nonwhite European American group. Hypothesis African American men and women have wider intercondylar notches than white men and women. Study Design Cohort study (prevalence); Level of evidence, 2. Methods We obtained 45° flexed weightbearing posteroanterior radiographs on 517 patients who had knee problems other than an anterior cruciate ligament injury or arthrosis. One experienced observer measured the intercondylar notch width with no knowledge of race or gender, and the measurements were analyzed based on race and gender. Results The mean intercondylar notch width was 15.5 mm (SD = 2.8; range, 9-22) for African American women and 14.1 mm (SD = 2.5; range, 8-21) for white women; this difference was statistically significant (P = .009). Similarly, the mean intercondylar notch width was 18.0 mm (SD = 3.6; range, 10-27) for African American men and 16.9 mm (SD = 3.1; range, 9-27) for white men; these values were statistically significantly different (P = .003). Conclusion We conclude that African Americans have statistically significantly wider intercondylar notch widths on 45° flexed weightbearing posteroanterior radiographs than whites of the same gender. This relationship may offer an explanation for the difference between races with regard to risk of anterior cruciate ligament tears.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

36

Post, Eric G., Michael D. Rosenthal, Hayley J. Root, and Mitchell J. Rauh. "Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Parents of Youth Basketball Players Regarding Sport Specialization and College Scholarship Availability." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 9, no. 8 (August 1, 2021): 232596712110245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23259671211024594.

Full text

Abstract:

Background: Previous surveys of youth sport parents have revealed that while parents believe early sport specialization is beneficial for improving sport ability, they also overestimate their child’s chances of receiving a college scholarship. Purpose: To (1) describe knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents of youth basketball players regarding sport specialization and college scholarships and (2) examine potential differences in child basketball participation characteristics based on parent income. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A total of 805 parents (mean age, 39.9 ± 7.1 years; 353 female [43.9%]) of youth basketball players (mean age, 12.9 ± 2.5 years; 241 female [29.9%]) were recruited via Qualtrics Online Panels to complete an anonymous online questionnaire. Participants were required to be a parent of a child between 8 and 18 years of age who participated in organized youth basketball (ie, school, club, or recreational/local league). Participants were recruited to be nationally representative with regard to race/ethnicity (White, 62.7%; Hispanic/Latino of any race, 15.3%; African American/Black, 13.3%; Asian, 4.6%; ≥2 races, 2.9%; American Indian/Alaskan Native, 1.1%; Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, 0.1%). The questionnaire was adapted from previous research on parent knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs and consisted of 3 sections: (1) parent and child characteristics; (2) child basketball participation information (months per year of basketball participation, sport specialization status, receiving private coaching, traveling regularly for basketball competitions, participating on multiple teams at the same time); and (3) parent attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge regarding sport specialization and college basketball scholarships. Results: Most parents believed specialization increased their child’s chances of making a high school (71.4%) or college team (69.7%). Parents underestimated the availability of college basketball scholarships at the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I and II levels (8.9 ± 5.1 vs reality of 13-15 per team) but overestimated availability at the Division III level (8.6 ± 5.7 vs reality of 0 per team). High-income parents spent significantly more money ($4748 USD [$1214-$10,246]) than middle-income ($2250 USD [$727-$5079]; P < .001) and low-income ($1043 USD [$368-$2444]; P < .001) parents. Conclusion: Parents believed specialization was important for sport success, but they underestimated college scholarship availability at the NCAA Division I and II levels while overestimating scholarship availability at the Division III level.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

37

Cooper, Joseph N., Charles Macaulay, and Saturnino H. Rodriguez. "Race and resistance: A typology of African American sport activism." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 54, no. 2 (July 7, 2017): 151–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1012690217718170.

Full text

Abstract:

Historically, sport has been viewed as an apolitical space where organizers, managers, coaches, spectators, and sponsors expected athletes to focus solely on their performance and adhere to functionalist origins of the activity, including physical fitness benefits, character building, teamwork, and social entertainment. Despite these various positive attributes, the institution of sport does not operate in isolation from broader society. Instead, sport serves as a site where societal inequalities such as racism, sexism, economic stratification, and other forms of oppression are reproduced, exacerbated, and/or ignored. Throughout history, several African American athletes, sport scholar activists, sport institutions, and entrepreneurs have critically reflected upon this arrangement and courageously engaged in actions to promote social justice within and beyond sporting spaces. Recent actions by African American athletes across participation levels have raised questions about the term activism and how it is applied to certain actions. In an effort to foster a deeper understanding of this phenomenon, the purpose of this article is to present a typology that delineates different forms of African American sport activism. The proposed typology outlines five categories: (1) symbolic activism; (2) scholarly activism; (3) grassroots activism; (4) sport-based activism; and (5) economic activism. Implications for future engagement and research are discussed.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

38

Knox-Kazimierczuk, Francoise A., Crystal Summers, and Kevin V. Lotz. "A phenomenological study of the breastfeeding experiences of African American women and the implications of societal racialization." Journal of Critical Dietetics 6, no. 1 (June 28, 2021): 49–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.32920/cd.v6i1.1454.

Full text

Abstract:

Background. UNICEF & The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life (UNICEF & WHO, 2017). Research has reported reduced risk for all selected pediatric diseases with breastfeeding durations meeting this recommendation. Despite the proven benefits, breastfeeding rates for low-income African American mothers remain far below the guidelines established by Healthy People 2030. Purpose. The purpose of this research study was to explore the socio-cultural barriers and assets of breastfeeding experienced by African American mothers. The study was designed to elicit responses focused on barriers and facilitators of breastfeeding, specifically focusing on race as a key upstream determinant for both positive and negative experiences. Methods. In this study, a hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative approach was used conducting focus groups and in-depth interviews. Eight African American WIC eligible mothers consented to participate in the study. Results. Data was analyzed using two coders, who looked for themes within the text derived from participants’ experiences. Four main themes emerged from the experiences of the participants: (a) Healthcare provider bias, (b) Distrust/Fear, (c) Agency/Control, and (d) Support Networks. Conclusion. This study offers a novel approach to examining disparities in breastfeeding rates, duration, and exclusivity through directly engaging low-income African American mothers. This study suggests culturally appropriate training for providers, increasing the diversity of providers, providing peer coaches, and support groups for African American women would be beneficial for African American WIC eligible women wanting to be successful at breastfeeding.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

39

Guimarães, Eduardo, Adam Baxter-Jones, José Maia, Pedro Fonseca, Américo Santos, Eduardo Santos, Fernando Tavares, and Manuel Janeira. "The Roles of Growth, Maturation, Physical Fitness, and Technical Skills on Selection for a Portuguese Under-14 Years Basketball Team." Sports 7, no. 3 (March 8, 2019): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports7030061.

Full text

Abstract:

This study investigated the roles of growth, maturation, physical fitness, and technical skills on selection onto an under-14 years basketball team. The sample consisted of 150 male players, aged 13.3 ± 0.7 years, divided into selected (SE—top players chosen by coaching staff to form an elite regional team) and non-selected (NSE—remaining players) groups. Anthropometry, body composition, biological maturation, and training experience data were collected using standard procedures. Physical fitness was assessed using the Yo-Yo IE2, sit-ups, handgrip, squat jump, countermovement jump, 3 kg medicine ball throw, 20 m sprint, and T-Test. Technical skills were acquired using the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)’s basketball-specific test battery. Groups were compared using a Student’s t test and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), with training experience and biological maturation as covariates. A forward stepwise discriminant function analysis was employed to identify variables that maximized the separation between groups. The results showed that SE players were taller, had greater fat-free mass, greater strength, power, and agility, and were technically more skillful compared with NSE players (p < 0.05) when controlling for training experience and maturation. It was also found that players were best discriminated by the 3 kg medicine ball throw and control dribble, revealing the importance of qualified training to achieve excellence in youth basketball. 92.7% of the basketballers were correctly classified into their original groups. It is therefore confirmed that the additional effects of training experience and biological maturation positively influenced the performance of young basketball players. We recommend that coaches focus not only on players’ body sizes, but also on their skill level, especially during adolescence, when selecting teams in order to promote sustainable long-term development.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

40

Grieser, Mira, Maihan B. Vu, Ariane L. Bedimo-Rung, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Jamie Moody, Deborah Rohm Young, and Stacey G. Moe. "Physical Activity Attitudes, Preferences, and Practices in African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian Girls." Health Education & Behavior 33, no. 1 (February 2006): 40–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198105282416.

Full text

Abstract:

Physical activity levels in girls decline dramatically during adolescence, most profoundly among minorities. To explore ethnic and racial variation in attitudes toward physical activity, semistructured interviews ( n = 80) and physical activity checklists ( n = 130) are conducted with African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian middle school girls in six locations across the United States. Girls from all groups have similar perceptions of the benefits of physical activity, with staying in shape as the most important. Girls have similar negative perceptions of physical activity, including getting hurt, sweating, aggressive players, and embarrassment. Chores, running or jogging, exercises, and dance are common activities for girls regardless of ethnicity. Basketball, swimming, running, and dance are commonly cited favorite activities, although there are slight differences between ethnic groups. The results suggest that factors other than ethnicity contribute to girls’ physical activity preferences and that distinct interventions may not be needed for each ethnic group.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

41

Zoellner, Jamie, Alicia Powers, Amanda Avis-Williams, Murugi Ndirangu, Earline Strickland, and Kathy Yadrick. "Compliance and Acceptability of Maintaining a 6-Month Pedometer Diary in a Rural, African American Community-Based Walking Intervention." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 6, no. 4 (July 2009): 475–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.6.4.475.

Full text

Abstract:

Background:Limited research has been done on the compliance and acceptability of maintaining pedometer diaries for an extensive time frame in community-based interventions targeting minority populations.Methods:Community “coaches” led participants in a 6-month community-based walking intervention that included wearing pedometers and maintaining pedometer diaries for the study duration. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA tests were used to evaluate compliance rates for maintaining diaries and daily step counts. After the intervention, focus groups were used to explore opinions regarding pedometers. Audiotapes were transcribed and evaluated using systematic content analysis.Results:The 8 coaches and 75 enrolled walking participants were primarily African American (98%) women (94%). Overall, the group (N = 83) submitted 85% of all possible pedometer diaries and recorded 73% of all possible daily step counts. Walking-group members were significantly (P < .01) more compliant if their coach was also compliant. Identified benefits of wearing pedometers and maintaining diaries outnumbered the barriers. Participants were enthusiastic about wearing the pedometers and indicated that the weekly diaries provided a source of motivation.Conclusions:This research suggests pedometer diaries are a viable intervention tool and research method for community-based physical activity interventions targeting African Americans and highlights the need for social support to promote pedometer diary compliance.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

42

Richardson, Joseph B. "Beyond the Playing Field: Coaches as Social Capital for Inner-City Adolescent African-American Males." Journal of African American Studies 16, no. 2 (March 6, 2012): 171–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12111-012-9210-9.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

43

Cooky, Cheryl, Faye L. Wachs, Michael Messner, and Shari L. Dworkin. "It’s Not About the Game: Don Imus, Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Media." Sociology of Sport Journal 27, no. 2 (June 2010): 139–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.27.2.139.

Full text

Abstract:

Using intersectionality and hegemony theory, we critically analyze mainstream print news media’s response to Don Imus’ exchange on the 2007 NCAA women’s basketball championship game. Content and textual analysis reveals the following media frames: “invisibility and silence”; “controlling images versus women’s self-definitions”; and, “outside the frame: social issues in sport and society.” The paper situates these media frames within a broader societal context wherein 1) women’s sports are silenced, trivialized and sexualized, 2) media representations of African-American women in the U. S. have historically reproduced racism and sexism, and 3) race and class relations differentially shape dominant understandings of African-American women’s participation in sport. We conclude that news media reproduced monolithic understandings of social inequality, which lacked insight into the intersecting nature of oppression for women, both in sport and in the United States.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

44

Sheppard, Samantha N. "Historical Contestants: African American Documentary Traditions in On the Shoulders of Giants." Journal of Sport and Social Issues 41, no. 6 (July 10, 2017): 462–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193723517719667.

Full text

Abstract:

This case study of Deborah Morales’s On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You’ve Never Heard Of (2011) examines African American documentary’s relationship to sports documentaries. On the Shoulders of Giants chronicles the experiences and cultural impact of the “Harlem Rens,” the first all-Black professional basketball team. Grounding the documentary in African American documentary film and video traditions, I explore how specific authorial, aesthetic, and representational practices and politics shape and structure the film’s historical interventions. Just as the documentary centers the Rens’s embodied (athletic and social) experiences, my study of these practices and politics privileges the real, represented, and referenced Black body/bodies in the film as a critical site of analysis for such interventions. In doing so, I read the Black sporting body as an expressive, communicative body with “critical muscle memory,” an embodied history represented on screen that goes beyond the film’s diegesis, that engages social issues, conditions, and changes specific to Black lived and imagined experiences. In turn, I suggest that Black sports documentaries are discourses that document, are indicative of, and construct critical muscle memory.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

45

Corsi, Douglas, Imran Masood, Grace Qiu, Alexander Hajduczok, Brian Osler, Drew M. Johnson, and David M. Shipon. "SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH RISK ASSESSMENT IN MALE AFRICAN-AMERICAN BASKETBALL PLAYERS: INSIGHTS FROM THE HEARTBYTES DATABASE." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 83, no. 13 (April 2024): 1773. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(24)03763-x.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

46

Gerber, Ben S., Alana Biggers, Jessica J. Tilton, Daphne E. Smith Marsh, Rachel Lane, Dan Mihailescu, JungAe Lee, and Lisa K. Sharp. "Mobile Health Intervention in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes." JAMA Network Open 6, no. 9 (September 29, 2023): e2333629. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.33629.

Full text

Abstract:

ImportanceClinical pharmacists and health coaches using mobile health (mHealth) tools, such as telehealth and text messaging, may improve blood glucose levels in African American and Latinx populations with type 2 diabetes.ObjectiveTo determine whether clinical pharmacists and health coaches using mHealth tools can improve hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis randomized clinical trial included 221 African American or Latinx patients with type 2 diabetes and elevated HbA1c (≥8%) from an academic medical center in Chicago. Adult patients aged 21 to 75 years were enrolled and randomized from March 23, 2017, through January 8, 2020. Patients randomized to the intervention group received mHealth diabetes support for 1 year followed by monitored usual diabetes care during a second year (follow-up duration, 24 months). Those randomized to the waiting list control group received usual diabetes care for 1 year followed by the mHealth diabetes intervention during a second year.InterventionsThe mHealth diabetes intervention included remote support (eg, review of glucose levels and medication intensification) from clinical pharmacists via a video telehealth platform. Health coach activities (eg, addressing barriers to medication use and assisting pharmacists in medication reconciliation and telehealth) occurred in person at participant homes and via phone calls and text messaging. Usual diabetes care comprised routine health care from patients’ primary care physicians, including medication reconciliation and adjustment.Main Outcomes and MeasuresOutcomes included HbA1c (primary outcome), blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index, health-related quality of life, diabetes distress, diabetes self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, social support, medication-taking behavior, and diabetes self-care measured every 6 months.ResultsAmong the 221 participants (mean [SD] age, 55.2 [9.5] years; 154 women [69.7%], 148 African American adults [67.0%], and 73 Latinx adults [33.0%]), the baseline mean (SD) HbA1c level was 9.23% (1.53%). Over the initial 12 months, HbA1c improved by a mean of −0.79 percentage points in the intervention group compared with −0.24 percentage points in the waiting list control group (treatment effect, −0.62; 95% CI, −1.04 to −0.19; P = .005). Over the subsequent 12 months, a significant change in HbA1c was observed in the waiting list control group after they received the same intervention (mean change, −0.57 percentage points; P = .002), while the intervention group maintained benefit (mean change, 0.17 percentage points; P = .35). No between-group differences were found in adjusted models for secondary outcomes.Conclusions and RelevanceIn this randomized clinical trial, HbA1c levels improved among African American and Latinx adults with type 2 diabetes. These findings suggest that a clinical pharmacist and health coach–delivered mobile health intervention can improve blood glucose levels in African American and Latinx populations and may help reduce racial and ethnic disparities.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02990299

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

47

Mahiri, Jabari. "Discourse in Sports: Language and Literacy Features of Preadolescent African American Males in a Youth Basketball Program." Journal of Negro Education 60, no. 3 (1991): 305. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2295484.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

48

Olushola, Joyce O., D. Floyd Jones, Marlene A. Dixon, and B. Christine Green. "More than basketball: Determining the sport components that lead to long-term benefits for African-American girls." Sport Management Review 16, no. 2 (May 2013): 211–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2012.07.002.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

49

Banton, Arthur. "Basketball, Books, and Brotherhood: Dewitt Clinton High School as Scholastic Model of Postwar Racial Progression and African American Leadership." Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation, no. 7 (May 4, 2021): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5267.2020.1.7.1-16.

Full text

Abstract:

In 1950, the City College of New York (CCNY) became the first racially-integrated team to win the national championship of college basketball. Three of the players on that team attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, New York. At the time Clinton high school was one of the most academically-rigorous public schools in the city and the United States. During this postwar period Clinton annually sent nearly a third of its graduates to college, this at a time when the national average of high school completion stood at twenty percent. The unofficial school motto etched in yearbooks and the student paper was “college or bust.” Needless to say, DeWitt Clinton strongly encouraged its student body to attend college and for those who did not, they were pushed to excel beyond the limits of their chosen professions. This intellectually competitive academic environment was integrated and more than twenty-percent black. Like their contemporaries, black students were encouraged to pursue opportunities that seemed unthinkable in an era of racial stratification. As a result, Clinton produced a number of black students armed with the skills to navigate the terrain of prejudice and circumvent a number of social barriers. DeWitt Clinton high school was a model for interracial brotherhood while also fostering black leadership. Like Jackie Robinson, whom integrated Major League Baseball in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the three black athletes who competed on the CCNY team were prepared for the transition of competing on a racially integrated college team, can be partially attributed to their secondary schooling at DeWitt Clinton. This article examines the racial climate of DeWitt Clinton during the postwar years when the three young men were in attendance and how it fostered a culture of Basketball, Books, and Brotherhood.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

50

GOUDSOUZIAN, ARAM. "From Lew Alcindor to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Race, Religion, and Representation in Basketball, 1968–1975." Journal of American Studies 51, no. 2 (May 10, 2016): 437–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021875816000621.

Full text

Abstract:

From 1968 to 1975, Lew Alcindor/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar traveled a turbulent personal path toward self-discovery. His journey had profound implications for the larger cultural landscape of race, sport, politics, and religion. As he became professional basketball's chief superstar, he was framed by the press as sullen and solitary, and he served as the villain in a media-driven storyline informed by popular prejudices. Yet for many African Americans and other progressive fans, he exemplified the ideals that made black power uplifting and affirmative, rather than threatening. His conversion to Islam and his name change further shaped new cultural and political territory for the black athlete. It highlighted a personal struggle within Abdul-Jabbar – he sought a kind of personal freedom, even as he revealed a tendency to subsume himself before strong authority figures. He nevertheless stood, in this period, as the nation's most prominent face of classical Islam. His religious conversion further distanced him from much of the American public, but over time he presented an effective, progressive narrative about the place of Islam in American life.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Journal articles on the topic 'African American basketball coaches'

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles