NCAS with the Cubs!
NCAS staff delivered a program encompassing aspects of our Branded a Leader and Mentors in Violence Prevention curriculums to the Cubs organization in Mesa, AZ earlier this week. What a great way to wrap up spring training!
NCAS staff delivered a program encompassing aspects of our Branded a Leader and Mentors in Violence Prevention curriculums to the Cubs organization in Mesa, AZ earlier this week. What a great way to wrap up spring training!
Study reveals women are doing better than men, but the gap between African-American and White females persists…. Read the full report here.
Graduation rate study of NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament teams reveals some improvement in overall graduation rates and APR performance but continuing large disparities between the academic success of White and African-American student-athletes. Read the report here.
Keith Lee, COO of the NCAS, visited Hunter College in New York on Tuesday to discuss transition experiences of athletes who leave sport and enter the workplace. For more information, give us a call! (407) 823-4770
For several years, the NCAS’ Jeff O’Brien has served as a subject matter expert regarding sexual assault and bystander intervention for the US military. In January 2013, O’Brien traveled to the Pentagon to participate in meetings with the Air Force. To learn more about O’Brien’s work and our Mentors in Violence Prevention program, visit www.mvpnational.org.
Richard Lapchick, director of The Institute for Diversity Ethics in Sport and the primary author of the study, said, “The academic success of FBS football student-athletes continued to grow this year. The overall football student-athlete Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for bowl-bound teams improved from 68 percent to 69 percent.” Read the full report here.
There are a total of 39 schools that participated in the study. Twenty-six are FBS institutions and 13 are FCS institutions. There are 21 A’s, seven B’s, seven C’s, one D and three F grades for the FBS and FCS schools combined. The overall grades for FBS are as follows: 15 A’s, five B’s, four…
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The key leadership positions at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools and conferences remain overwhelmingly white and male showing mixed progress across positions according to a new study released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. This year’s report showed a decline in the percentage of women…
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For the 2011-2012 hiring season there were a total of 25 schools with head coaching vacancies in women’s basketball. We have collected data for all 25 of the schools to be included in this report. The grade breakdown for the 25 FBS schools is as follows: 16 A’s, five B’s, two C’s, and two D’s.…
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The grades for Major League Soccer(MLS) increased for both racial and gender hiring practices in the 2012 MLS Racial and Gender Report Card (MLS RGRC). The MLS RGRC was issued by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. MLS earned a B+/A- grade on its racial hiring…
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