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Analysis of Gender Roles and Coaching

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Differences

Male

· Less coachable

· Dismiss the coach

· Confidence

· Single out the weakest member

· Wants to be a leader

Female

· More coachable

· Appreciative

· Less confidence

· Single out the strongest member

· Don’t want to be a leader

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STRAP

S (subject/topic of reading) – male athletes vs. female athletes

T (type/form of writing) – an compare/contrast article

R (author’s role) –2nd and 3rd person

A (audience/readers; who and why?) – coaches, athletes, or parents

P (author’s purpose) – inform

Summary

The audiences in this article are coaches mainly because the article came from a sporting website. However athletes or parents of athletes might be interested too. The author’s purpose is to inform the audience and sensitize the coaching of male and female players. The author explained his points well in the article and his tone was respectful because he tried not to offend either gender in the article.

Jeff Jansen’s main idea in the article “gender role” is how there are difference in how men and women approach and interpret sport. As a result coaches need to coach each gender differently. His points are as follows;

1. Coachability- Female athletes are more coachable than male athletes. Females are more appreciative; shows respect towards their coach and are open to new ways of doing things. While the male tends to be more convinced of their own prowess, are less coachable, feels like they know everything and may dismiss the coach.

2. Confidence- Female athletes struggle with their confidence and do not give themselves enough credit for their hard work and talent. They don’t rely on their inner strength and this makes them fragile and fleeting; in contrast, the males are taught from early age to project confidence and toughness. Males base their confidence on inner strength and factors making them more stable and durable.

3. Competitiveness- Female athletes can be as competitive as males. It appears that competitiveness is sometimes not as accepted in the female environment but it is highly encouraged in the males. Men are continually testing and comparing themselves to each other.

4. Chemistry-This can be best categorized using what researchers call “task cohesion” and “social cohesion”. Males take importance to task cohesion than social cohesion; they believed that social cohesion is just a plus and not necessary component. Female relationship is like a web structure and they value social cohesion.

My Response

I feel like this is a great article. It was an easy and interesting read. The author gave enough details to let me understand the differences between men and women athletes. Some of them I understood but had never really thought about in the way he explained them. Jensen gave an example of each main point he was making. Some of them I find very surprising, but they are true. For example, a female being more coachable than males was true on my swim team, now that I think about it. I can relate to some of his examples because I had experienced them in high school. I used to be on a swim team. We had both male and female swimmers. For us male, we rarely listened out coach and were too proud of our abilities sometimes, and could be disrespectful. We did our things our way instead of listening. But all the girls are listen to him and did exactly what he said and were respectful. My reaction about this article is it was educating. I finally know more about women. I know that they don’t like to be a top dog and not as competitive as men. I was surprised that they are less confident. Some of the female swimmers I trained with were very skilled and seemed confident. This really surprised me.

EASY Vocabulary

1. Tendency (noun)

E- For students, there is tendency to socialize at night.

A- dislike, hate

S- bias, learning, frequency, common event

Y- go to school, I’m quiet, I’m shy.

2. Top dog (noun)

E- I was the top dog of my high school swim team.

A- rookie, amateur

S- expert, the best

Y- Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, Lionel Messi

3. Alpha (noun)

E- Wayne Rooney is the alpha man of Manchester United.

A- follower

S- captain team, the head, leader

Y- my boss, my uncle

Works Cited

Jensen, Jeff. “Gender Role: Discover the Difference Coaching Male and Female Athletes.” Coach and Athletic Director Dec. 2010. Web. 10 Jun. 2015.