dc.contributor.author	Schweizer, Robert William
dc.coverage.spatial	United States, Georgia.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-26T20:25:58Z
dc.date.available	2018-07-26T20:25:58Z
dc.date.issued	2018-04
dc.identifier.citation	Schweizer, Robert William. "Coaching Winners: A Case Study of Two of the Most Successful Head High School Football Coaches in Georgia," Ed.D. diss., Valdosta State University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3157.
dc.identifier.other	F3C2FB76-9AEB-69AE-46C6-238F8DB86171
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3157
dc.description.abstract	School leaders are under pressure to produce not only academic results but quality athletic and extracurricular programs. The most well recognized and publicized athletic program for high schools in Georgia is football. The football program is often the way in which citizens in the community identify and engage with the school and its stakeholders. This qualitative descriptive case study used interviews, observations, program literature, and historical documents to profile two of the winningest active head high school football coaches in Georgia. The coaches in this study are active head high school football coaches in Georgia with over 200 wins in their careers. The head coach participants in the study are Alan Chadwick, currently the head football coach at The Marist School, and Rich McWhorter, currently the head coach at Charlton County High School. This study adds to the body of knowledge on head high school football coaches as institutional leaders at their schools. Although the two coaches were in very different settings, this work discovered some common themes in both coach’s leadership styles. This dissertation also attempted to make a correlation to Kouzes and Posner’s (2007) Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership from their book, The Leadership Challenge. These two successful head coaches model the behavior they expect of those in their organization with their work ethic and dedication, build a sense of community and esprit de corps on their teams, and rely on intensive off-season and in-season conditioning and weightlifting programs.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1 Personal Background Narrative.2 Purpose of the Study 9 Significance of the Study 10 Conceptual Framework 10 Definition of Terms 15 Organization of the Study 15 CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 17 Historical Evolution of American Football Coaching.17 The Role of the Coach in Schools 26 Attributes of Successful Coaches.33 High School Football Coaching and Leadership 35 Coaching Efficacy and Competencies 37 Unique Traditions of Georgia High School Football Teams.39 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY.44 Introduction 45 Research Design.45 An Interactive and Interpretive Approach 45 Research Site Selection 48 Head Coach Participant Selection 48 Assistant Coach Participant Selection 49 ii Former Player Participant Selection.50 Methods of Data Collection.50 Coaching Observations and Program Literature 51 Head Coach Interviews 52 Assistant Coach Interviews 53 Former Players Interviews.54 Methods of Analysis 54 Coding of Data.54 Single Case Analysis 55 Cross Case Analysis.56 Threats to Credibility.56 CHAPTER IV: CASE STUDY OF HEAD COACH ALAN CHADWICK.58 The Setting.59 The History of The Marist School.59 The History of Marist High School Football.61 Unique Traditions at The Marist School 61 Contacting the Participants.63 Summary of Interview with Assistant Coach Jeff Euart 64 Summary of Interview with Head Coach Alan Chadwick.68 Summary of Interview with Former Player Myles Willis 73 Field Observation Day One 78 Field Observation Day Two.80 Follow Up Interview with Head Coach Alan Chadwick 83 iii Single Case Analysis Coach Alan Chadwick, The Marist School.88 Building a Sense of Team Unity through Relationships and Team Activities.88 A Strong Work Ethic Exemplified from the Head Coach and Expected of Others.90 Attention to Detail and Organization.93 An Emphasis on Playing a Physical Style of Football within a Standard System.93 Making Meaning from the Traditions of the Football Program and the School.94 A Correlation to Kouzes and Posner’s Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.95 CHAPTER V: CASE STUDY OF HEAD COACH RICH McWHORTER.98 The Setting.98 The History of Charlton County High School 100 The History of Charlton County High School Football 101 Unique Traditions at Charlton County High School102 Contacting the Participants.103 Summary of Interview with Head Coach Rich McWhorter.106 Summary of Interview with Assistant Coach Norris Woods, Jr.111 Summary of Interview with Former Player Mark Smith 114 Field Observation Day One.121 Field Observation Day Two.123 iv Follow Up Interview with Head Coach Rich McWhorter 126 Single Case Analysis Coach Rich McWhorter, Charlton County High School.131 High Expectations for Discipline, Hard Work, and Performance131 Honesty and Integrity are the Cornerstones of Success.134 Build a Program with Children in the Community135 The Team is a Family.136 It's the Community's Team.137 A Correlation to Kouzes and Posner’s Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership137 CHAPTER VI: CROSS-CASE ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS140 Cross-Case Analysis.141 Themes Across Cases.141 Cross-case Correlation to Kouzes and Posner’s Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership147 Summary of Findings.148 CHAPTER VII: LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS153 REFERENCES.158 APPENDIX A: Head Coach Initial Interview Instrument.168 APPENDIX B: Assistant Coach Interview Instrument172 APPENDIX C: Former Player Interview Instrument176 APPENDIX D: Top 40 Georgia High School Football Coaches with Most Wins over Career180 APPENDIX E: Letter to Participant Coaches183 APPENDIX F: IRB Consent Form and Approval.185 v APPENDIX G: Follow Up Interview Instrument Head Coach Alan Chadwick.190 APPENDIX H: Follow Up Interview Instrument Head Coach Rich McWhorter.193	en_US
dc.format.extent	1 PDF document, 209 pages.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations, Academic--United States	en_US
dc.subject	Educational leadership	en_US
dc.subject	Football--Coaching	en_US
dc.subject	Football coaches	en_US
dc.subject	High school athletes	en_US
dc.subject	Georgia	en_US
dc.title	Coaching Winners: A Case Study of Two of the Most Successful Head High School Football Coaches in Georgia	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	The Department Of Curriculum, Leadership, And Technology of The Dewar College Of Education And Human Services	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Pate, James L
dc.description.committee	Fiester, Herbert R.
dc.description.committee	Bochenko, Michael J.
dc.description.committee	Truby, William F.
dc.description.committee	LaPlant, James T.
dc.description.degree	Ed.D.	en_US
dc.description.major	Education in Leadership	en_US