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    This study analyzed 12 films released after Title IX to examine how coaches are portrayed and if coaching styles differ by the sex of players. The findings show coach behavior, such as encouragement, inspiration, and team emphasis, are portrayed similarly regardless of player sex. However, this contradicts research showing real coaches behave differently with male and female athletes. By portraying gender-neutral coaching, films socialize audiences to expect equal treatment, which could impact future sport participation as viewers become more aware of gender discrimination issues in athletics. The gender-equal portrayals may also foreshadow more equal coaching styles emerging in real life sports over time.

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    This study analyzed 12 films released after Title IX to examine how coaches are portrayed and if coaching styles differ by the sex of players. The findings show coach behavior, such as encouragement, inspiration, and team emphasis, are portrayed similarly regardless of player sex. However, this contradicts research showing real coaches behave differently with male and female athletes. By portraying gender-neutral coaching, films socialize audiences to expect equal treatment, which could impact future sport participation as viewers become more aware of gender discrimination issues in athletics. The gender-equal portrayals may also foreshadow more equal coaching styles emerging in real life sports over time.

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    This study analyzed 12 films released after Title IX to examine how coaches are portrayed and if coaching styles differ by the sex of players. The findings show coach behavior, such as encouragement, inspiration, and team emphasis, are portrayed similarly regardless of player sex. However, this contradicts research showing real coaches behave differently with male and female athletes. By portraying gender-neutral coaching, films socialize audiences to expect equal treatment, which could impact future sport participation as viewers become more aware of gender discrimination issues in athletics. The gender-equal portrayals may also foreshadow more equal coaching styles emerging in real life sports over time.

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    Play Like A Champion:

    A Content Analysis of Coach


    Behavior in Sport Films Since Title
    IX

    Colleen Courtney
    INTRODUCTION

    Athletics were confined to males before


    the passage of Title IX
    Coaches are central figures in an
    athlete’s experience
    Athletic participation and media
    exposure
    Lifetime skills: leadership, teamwork,
    dedication
    THESIS

    The purpose of this study is to


    analyze how Hollywood films,
    released after the passage of Title
    IX of the Educational Amendment
    of 1972, portray the impact of
    leadership on team success,
    specifically in the role of coach,
    and how coaching styles may vary
    according to the sex of the
    players on the team.
    THEORY
    Social Construction Theory, Loseke
    (2003)
    - Examines how individuals create
    meaning

    Claims = meaning
    Claims-maker = individual making claim
    Audience = people who evaluate
    importance of claim
    THEORY
    Claims - verbal, visual, or behavioral

    Audience - practical experience, popular


    wisdom, cultural feelings

    Claims-maker - mass media shapes the


    information people receive about the
    world and affects audience members’
    understandings of certain situations
    LITERATURE REVIEW

    Development of Sport Leadership


    Crust and Lawrence (2006)
    Chelladurai (1993)

    Role of Coach
    Fletcher (2006)
    Case (1984)
    Smith and Smoll (1989)
    LITERATURE REVIEW
    Male Versus Female Coach Behavior
    Sisley and Capel (1986)
    Millard (1996)

    Male Versus Female Athlete’s Preference of Coach


    Behavior
    Case (1984)
    Beam, Serwatka, Wilson (2004)
    Gill (1992)
    Garcia (1994)
    Stewart and Taylor (2000)

    Impact of Sport Films on Behavior and


    Development
    Hylmo (2006)
    Mintz (2007)
    METHODOLOGY
    Content analysis on sport films
    Title IX of Educational Amendment of 1972
    passage
    Total sample population = 12 films > 6 female, 6
    male
    Wikipedia.com and Womenssportsfoundation.org
    Female featured films:
    A League of Their Own (1992), Love and
    Basketball (2000), Double Teamed (2002), Bend
    It Like Beckham (2003), All You’ve Got (2006),
    Believe in Me (2006)
    Male Featured films:
    Bang The Drum Slowly (1973), The Longest Yard
    (1974), Slap Shot (1977), Remember the Titans
    METHODOLOGY
    Coded coach behavior

    Verbal communication – positive cheering, negative yelling


    Nonverbal communication – hug, clap, pat on shoulder,
    head, back or buttocks, chew gum, pace, cry
    Encouragement
    Inspirational quotes – “pep talks” given by the coach that
    give rise or fill with enlivening emotion
    Witty comments – amusingly clever perception and
    expression
    Emphasis on team, not individual
    Coach’s athletic background
    Helps with personal problems
    FINDINGS
    TABLE 1: Coaches’ Behavior by Type and Sex of Player

    Type of Behavior Female Players Male Players


    Total Number
    <N=6> <N=6> <N
    = 12 >
    Emphasis on Team 6 (100%) 6 (100%)
    12 (100%)
    Encouragement 6 (100%) 6 (100%)
    12 (100%)
    Negative Yelling 5 (83%) 5 (83%)
    10 (83%)
    Nonverbal Communication 5 (83%) 5 (83%)
    10 (83%)
    Positive Cheering 5 (83%) 5 (83%)
    10 (83%)
    Inspirational Quotes
    • Coach behavior does not vary in the sport4environment
    (67%) 4 (67%)
    according to the sex of the
    players on the team 8 (67%)
    Witty Comments 4 (67%) 4 (67%)
    FINDINGS
    Verbal Communication:
    “Whose team do you play for? Well I was just wondering because
    I couldn’t figure out why you’d throw home when we’ve got a two-
    run lead. You let the tying run get on second and we lost the lead
    because of you. Now you start using your head. That’s the lump
    that’s three feet above your ass!” – A League of Their Own (1992)

    Inspirational Quote:
    “Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that’s what
    you have here tonight boys. That’s what you’ve earned here
    tonight. Tonight we skate with them. Tonight we stay with them
    and we shut them down because we can. Tonight we are the
    greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey
    players, every one of you. This is your time. Their time is done.
    This is your time, now go out there and take it!” – Miracle (2004)

    Emphasis on Team:
    “To get to state finals you gotta go through regionals and those
    are tough. There is only one way to get there and that’s as a
    DISCUSSION
    Findings indicate the portrayal of coach behavior in sport films
    contradict research on real sport teams and coaches

    Film’s “claim” that gender neutral behavior is how real life sport
    teams should be coached

    Portrayal of gender neutral coach behavior in fictional films


    socialize audience members as to how male and female athletes
    should be treated in real life

    Athletics and films can impact individual behavior, therefore those


    who watch gender-equal sport films may be more aware of gender
    discriminations in real life sports

    The portrayal of gender equality in the films perhaps foreshadows


    real life coach behavior towards females in future sport
    participation

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