Fumbling Through Minority Coaching Parity

By Joseph M. Hanna and Joohong Park   “Change” and “diversity” are two words which have gained prominence in mainstream America’s vernacular since the recent election of our nation’s first African American president. Unfortunately, collegiate and professional athletics, arenas very often viewed as trailblazers in the field of diversity, still face many issues related to the hiring and retention of minority coaches. 1   The disproportionate representation of minority head c