Analysis of responses from 418 respondents from southern USA (198 African-American, 220 Euro-American adults) in 53 different locations at 4 colleges and universities showed that African-American and Euro-American high school and college athletes differed significantly in agreement on 4 of 12 statements representing their treatment by coaches. African-American athletes rated their coaches significantly more negatively on these items. Implications for coaches lie in planning, design and evaluation of coaching behaviors by African-American athletes.
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