Previous research into the effect of collegiate head coach's gender focused on measuring the coach's ability to enhance athletic performance, this study extends that research by examining the coach's educational and mentoring impact on athletes. We examined whether head coaching gender was associated with higher salaries, SWLS Satisfaction With Life Scores, UWES-9 Work Engagement Scores, JSS-18 Job Satisfaction Scores, and included an open-ended question exploring the impact of the head coach on the respondent's career. Respondents scored highly in all measures, but these results were not associated with the coach's gender. Analysis of the open-ended question for level of impact revealed that male and female coaches were equally likely to positively impact athlete's careers, while male head coaches were significantly more likely to have a moderate positive impact. Analysis of the type of impact revealed that athletes with female head coaches were significantly more likely to report increased self-efficacy. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]