[log in to unmask],NNTP writes:
> I can't help but make an observation about the recent appointment of a
>male to coach a female hockey team at UMaine.  The question I ask is
>why?
>Are there not enough well-trained female coaches who deserve this
>chance to
>show leadership at UMaine?  Is this not another example of the
>oppression
>of women in sports?  Who comprised the selection committee?  Were they
>mostly women with hockey backgrounds?  I have two boys who play hockey
>and
>a daughter with a Master's degree in Sports Administration and it seems
>to
>me that this would have been an excellent time to demonstrate gender
>equity
>in coaching hockey at UMaine along the lines of the Black Bear women's
>basketball varsity team. I was looking forward to the naming of a woman
>because I believe that women may react differently to men than to women
>coaches in terms of learning and acting.
 
>Comments anyone?
 
>Wes Larose      [log in to unmask]
 
 
I am fairly sure of this but i may be wrong.....there was only one
woman who applied for the position of head coach.  Also, i believe the
selection committee was both men and women.