Analyzing the Expectations of Interscholastic Athletic Directors on the Role of Head Coaches Within a Performance Appraisal
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https://doi.org/10.17161/jas.v10i1.21106Abstract
With the lasting positive benefits afforded student-athletes through their participation, high school athletics exist as the most significant body within the sport industry (Fraina et al., 2022). Given the impact that coaches have on student-athletes (Gould & Carson, 2010), increased importance is placed on the ability of athletic directors to effectively evaluate the performance of those tasked with leading individual programs in the athletic department, which is maximized when head coaches are positioned as active participants within this process. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to capture the expectations of high school athletic directors on the role coaches should play in their evaluation. Participants (N=25) represented interscholastic athletic directors across school classification (i.e., 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A) and school type (i.e., public and private), and saturation was determined to have been met at this sample size. Semi-structured interviews were utilized for data collection, with a thematic analysis relied upon that yielded five main themes (i.e., self-evaluation, response of coaches to the evaluation process, impact of athletic director-coach relationships, goal development, and alignment of views for coaching success). Practitioners can consider the findings from this study to ensure their department positions coaching evaluations in a way that provides coaches a meaningful opportunity to play a key role in this process.
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