#447 Dr. Kristen Dieffenbach on the Difference Between Coaching Boys and Girls

Dr. Kristen Dieffenbach (@DrDCoachScience) is an associate professor of Athletic Coaching Education, director of the Center for Applied Coaching and Sport Science at West Virginia University and president of the United States Center for Coaching Excellence. She is an Association of Applied Sport Psychology certified consultant, public relations and outreach head on the AASP e-board and president of the United States Center for Coaching Excellence. Dieffenbach is a professional coach with a category 1 (elite) USA Cycling license and Level II endurance specialization from USA Track and Field. She has coached for more than 20 years at the high school, collegiate, recreational and elite levels and works with coaching education at all levels of performance. Dieffenbach’s teaching interests include coaching techniques, professional development and professionalism in coaching, ethics and moral development in coaching, coaching theory, training theory, long term athlete development, long term coaching development, coaching education, sport psychology for coaching and gender and sport.

In our discussion today we touch upon an oftentimes controversial yet incredibly important topic for coaches: is there is difference between coaching boys and coaching girls? We discuss the research, the cultural differences, and so much more. There is a reason this is one of our most popular episodes ever. 

 

Resources/People/Articles Mentioned in Podcast

• Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher  Link
• The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women, by Naomi Wolf Link
• The Beauty Myth, by Naomi Wolf  Link
• Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, by Michael Thompson Link
• Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood, by Lisa Damour Ph.D  Link
• Boys Adrift, by Leonard Sax Link
• Taking the Field: Women, Men, and Sports, by Michael A. Messner Link
• Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, Link
• US Center for Coaching Excellence www.uscoachexcellence.org
• Dr. Kristen Nash
• John Kessel, USA Volleyball

Connect With Dr. Dieffenbach

• Website: https://www.uscoachexcellence.org/
• Twitter: @DRDCoachScience 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-dieffenbach-b926843/

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