Defending Titles Differently: A Persuasive Essay on the Lack of Diversity in Sports Many Americans have seen or at least heard of the movie “Remember the Titans.” The classic film focuses on a school that blends blacks and whites and hires an African-American coach. The coach knows the importance of winning, but he also knows that the team has to work together to get those wins and have respect for every single person in the locker room. Although Coach Boone still found himself in a difficult situation with the school board and the community, he was able to lead his team, with the help of a white assistant coach, to an undefeated season. The team coming together is exactly what America does with sports. Almost everyone can get together and enjoy sporting events. By “everyone” we mean all races: white, black, Hispanic, Asian, and so on. Sports are America's past, present, and future, so it is very difficult to find a job as a team coach. It's even harder to get a sports administration position, like an athletic director when you're African American. Over the years, the percentage of black coaches has slowly increased. That said, Black coaches are seen more in sports like men's and women's basketball, track and field, baseball and football. There are few, if any, Black coaches in sports such as men's and women's lacrosse, field hockey and ice hockey. The greatest growth for black coaches over time is in women's basketball. After all, there are more assistant coaches than head coaches. Many ask: why is this so? How is this fair? Through research it was discovered that “In 1996 African Americans were 7.5% of all athletic directors. Ten years later, in 2006, this percentage rose to only 7.9%” (Snail-like 41). There are very few African American collegiate athletic directors and there isn't much growth in diversity with those