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There are many factors to consider when analyzing the success of a coach. Previous research into the coaching profession has primarily focused on the psychological, educational, and strategical elements of a coach (Gordon, 2017; Hedlund, Fletch, Pack, & Dahlin, 2018; Kim, Lee, & Kang, 2019; Koschmann, 2019; Lee, Chelladurai, & Kim, 2015). Very little research has been done considering the role that networks and relationships may play in effecting outcomes related to coaching and how coaches acquire their human and social capital. Network theory has become an emerging and innovative theoretical framework used for analyzing the various types of relationships which occur in sport (Quatman & Chelladurai, 2008). One specific area of sport which would benefit from a better understanding of the network is in college football, particularly the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Power-5 Conferences. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to conduct an in-depth exploratory analysis which examines the role of networks at one of the most important levels of sport, in order to help researchers understand what network structures exist and how these structures operationalize the spread of human and social capital in the network of Power-5 coaches. |
