RETENTION FACTORS IN COACHING AND ATHLETIC MANAGEMENT: DIFFERENCES BY GENDER, POSITION, AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

This study was undertaken to identify the reasons coaches and athletic administrators stay in their positions. A total of 359 intercollegiate university and college coaches and athletic administrators responded to a questionnaire consisting of 33 items that elicited (a) the extent of how important each item was for staying in one's present position and (b) the fulfillment attached to each item. Previous empirical analyses of the retention items …