The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to measure the degree to which Florida
High School athletic directors utilize risk management within their athletic program and
(2) to determine whether selected demographic factors (i. e. undergraduate major, years
of experience as Athletic Director, level of education, etc.) have an effect on the
performance levels of these risk management behaviors. A 42-item survey was used to
collect data related to specific risk management behaviors and 12 demographic items.
Descriptive statistics were calculated for each factor on the demographic section of the
survey, the composite scores for each of the individual items on the survey, for all of the
items combined (grand mean), and for the composite scores of each conceptual area (i.e.
medical concerns, facilities, etc
). A one-way ANOVA was then used to test for
significance among the independent variables (selected demographic factors) and
dependent variables (risk management behavior scores of the (1) grand mean, (2)
conceptual area means, and (3) individual item means). Results of the study suggest that
(1) the risk management behaviors being performed within Florida High School athletic
departments are being performed on a rather consistent basis and that (2) the two primary
factors that influenced FHSAA athletic directors performance of risk management
behaviors were current employment status and current coaching status.