The NCAA and the Black Women in Sports Foundation recently held a symposium discussing issues surrounding women of color in intercollegiate athletics. The symposium, which took place on May 7-8, discussed issues such as recruitment, hiring practices, professional development, and retention. I feel that these symposiums are a great idea, especially if there is racial tension occuring in womens sports at the collegiate level. Having these discussions will not only break down problems within teams, but also help solve issues between team members and coaches. If coaches are trained to handle these situations in a different way, racial tension could definitely be reduced within teams. Therefore, I feel that these discussions should occur within administrators at schools as well. Having the NCAA and Black Women in Sports Foundation discuss these issues is a good thing, yet I feel that in order to see better results in colleges, these discussions need to occur at each individual college.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=49777
-Jenna Van Orden
Tu/Th 2-3:15
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