Sport leadership and management Year 11 BTEC PE

What are the qualities of a leader?

Qualities of a leader Confidence Appearance Humour Motivation Leadership style Personality Enthusiasm Language

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of sports leaders Ethics and values Professional conduct Rules and regulations Equality Health and safety Child protection Insurance

Leadership Styles

Leadership style Autocratic Does not involve others in the decision making process. Task oriented rather than team oriented Decision making can be carried out quickly. Effective in team sports with large numbers. Task becomes leader centred rather than performer centred. May not bring out full potential of individual team members Can be very inflexible Democratic Involves others in the decision making process. Is interested in the team members as individuals, developing close personal relationships Less formal approach to leading a team. Team members more likely to develop Decision making is time consuming, and may not be quick enough under pressure. Problems may occur in teams of large numbers Laissez-faire Acts as a consultant rather than a decision maker – the initiative is left to others Flexible approach. Encourages others to take the initiative Lack of structure to the task. Lack of direction or co-ordination. Risk of poor decision making

Sports Leadership Skills

Skills A good understanding of its laws and rules Sport specific knowledge (i.e Rugby Laws) Knowledge of basic fitness training Be able to apply drills in an appropriate way Knowledge of current first aid techniques, and if possible an up-to-date qualification Basic knowledge of the care and prevention of sports injuries. Visionary/target setter Can evaluate sessions or games

Personality

Extroverts vs. Introverts Extroverts are directed towards the objective world whereas Introverts are directed towards the subjective world. The most common differences between Extroverts and Introverts are shown below: Extroverts are interested in what is happening around them are open and often talkative compare their own opinions with the opinions of others like action and initiative easily make new friends or adapt to a new group say what they think are interested in new people easily break unwanted relations Introverts are interested in their own thoughts and feelings need to have own territory often appear reserved, quiet and thoughtful usually do not have many friends have difficulties in making new contacts like concentration and quiet do not like unexpected visits and therefore do not make them work well alone

Sensing vs. Intuition Sensing is an ability to deal with information on the basis of its physical qualities and its affection by other information. Intuition is an ability to deal with the information on the basis of its hidden potential and its possible existence. The most common differences between Sensing and Intuitive types are shown below: Sensing types see everyone and sense everything live in the here and now quickly adapt to any situation like pleasures based on physical sensation are practical and active are realistic and self-confident Intuitive types are mostly in the past or in the future worry about the future more than the present are interested in everything new and unusual do not like routine are attracted more to the theory than the practice often have doubts

Thinking vs. Feeling Thinking is an ability to deal with information on the basis of its structure and its function. Feeling is an ability to deal with information on the basis of its initial energetic condition and its interactions. Thinking types are interested in systems, structures, patterns are relatively cold and unemotional have difficulties talking about feelings do not like to clear up arguments or quarrels Feeling types are interested in people and their feelings easily pass their own moods to others can be touchy or use emotional manipulation often give compliments to please people

Perceiving vs. Judging Perceiving types are motivated into activity by the changes in a situation. Judging types are motivated into activity by their decisions resulting from the changes in a situation. Perceiving types act impulsively following the situation can start many things at once without finishing them properly work productivity depends on their mood often act without any preparation Judging types do not like to leave unanswered questions plan work ahead and tend to finish it do not like to change their decisions

Case Study Leilah Leilah is eight years old and has been swimming for the last 18 months for the local swimming club. At present she is attending her club twice a week, at the weekends. Leilah enjoys all sports and participates in gymnastics and football at school. Leilah strives to be the best in any activity she gets involved in, and enjoy the praise that comes with her successes. During training for swimming, Leilah’s coach; Does not dress in the formal club uniform and Praises the children in every attempt that they make in the tasks that are set. He does not highlight the mistakes that the children may make Allows the children to dictate what they will do for the session. Leilah enjoys the sessions and always comes back very happy. However, there has been no evidence of improvements in Leilah’s performance in the time trials that she enters. Describe the leadership style of Leilah’s swimming coach, giving examples from the case study as evidence to support your description.

The Coursework, the scenario As a BTEC student who will plan and lead sports activities it is important that before you do this you know and understand what skills, qualities and responsibilities are associated with successful sports leadership. The PE department wants you to observe various successful sports leaders such as managers and coaches and produce a report on two successful sports leaders. This will help you when it comes to your turn in teaching younger pupils such as Shamblehurst school pupils and our own Wildern’s year 7 pupils.  

Coursework, what you have to do! To achieve P1: Must describe AT LEAST 3 skills associated with sports leadership such as communication, organisation of equipment, knowledge, activity structure, target setting, use of language and evaluation. Must describe AT LEAST 3 of the qualities a successful sports leader needs such as appearance, leadership styles, personality, enthusiasm, motivation, humour, confidence. Must describe AT LEAST 3 of the sports leaders responsibilities such as professional conduct, health and safety, insurance, child protection, legal obligations, equality, rules and regulations, ethics and values. Do not need to comment on all parts but must show you know how these skills, qualities and responsibilities are strengths of the successful sports leader. Can produce a report in a table format looking at one sports leader in each column. To achieve M1: Explain the above for pass 1 ensuring you add more detail in to how those skills, qualities and responsibilities are related to the sports leaders. Also must state how they compare or contrast (similarities or differences) between the two sports leaders. Ensure you use the same 2 sports leaders in all of the report. To achieve D1: Must evaluate the 2 sports leaders skills and qualities commentating of their effectiveness for the sports coach. You must ensure that you state how these effect the players or team they lead. Evaluate each Skill or quality commenting on the strength or weakness or each. How effective are they? Are they successful and why compared to other leader? Are they respected?

Coursework cont’ You need to produce a report that looks at two successful sports leaders (professional sports leaders like coaches such as Alex Ferguson, Clive Woodward, Jose Mourinho, Hope Powell, etc or team captains such as Steven Gerrard, Andrew Strauss, Jose Maria Olazabal, Davis Love III Catherine Spencer etc.) commenting on their skills, qualities and responsibilities associated with their sports (LOOK AT UNIT CONTENT 1 IN BOOKS FOR INFORMATION). The report must include information on AT LEAST 3 OF EACH skill, quality and responsibility and how that successful sports coach has shown or applied them when they have lead their sporting activities or teams. Ensure you also state what sport they lead, who they lead, how long they have lead.   ****MAKE SURE YOU PICK TWO CAPTAINS OR TWO MANAGERS TO COMPARE AND EVALUATE. DO NOT PICK 1 CAPTAIN AND 1 MANAGER!! YOU MAY FIND IT EASY TO PICK TWO LEADERS FROM SAME SPORT****

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