My post on Martin Luther King day called black NCAA gymnastics coaches generated quite a few comments.
My premise was that there were fewer black Women’s Artistic Head Coaches in the NCAA than there should be. I questioned whether coaches of colour are getting equal opportunity for employment.
Perhaps it’s not as big a problem as I ASSumed.
Tiff wrote to give a shout out to Wayne Wright.
Wayne Wright is in his seventh season as the head coach of the San Jose State women’s gymnastics team. The Spartan program has made significant strides during Wright’s tenure, breaking school records, winning conference championships and receiving team invitations to the NCAA West Regional. …
Wright helped lead the 2006 Spartan team to its second team appearance at the NCAA West Regional. San Jose State finished fourth, the best in program history. The Spartans broke the school vault team and individual records during the year. …
Before he began collegiate coaching, Wright served as program director and head coach of the Kokokahi Gymnastics Center in Kailua, Hawaii, developing Class I National Junior Olympics gymnasts. He also worked with U.S.A. Gymnastics at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and was on the floor when the team won the gold medal. …
Gymnastics Coaching.com 