SL2/CSL2 – Level 1 Qualification in Sports Leadership Tutor Resource Unit 1 – Developing leadership skills

Unit 1 – Developing leadership skills Learning Outcomes By the end of this unit, you will: Understand the skills and behaviours needed for effective leadership Understand the importance of leadership skills and behaviours in a range of situations Be able to evaluate own leadership skills and behaviours Understand the roles and responsibilities of a sports leader

Unit 1 – Developing leadership skills Learning Outcome 1 By the end of this section, you will: Understand the skills and behaviours needed for effective leadership And to provide evidence of this you must: Complete Task 1.1 – Leadership skills and behaviours (in LER) either during or after the delivery of this section

Leadership skills What is a skill? What skills does an effective leader need to have? Why are these skills important when leading others? Activity - Good leader, bad leader Time: 20 minutes Working in small groups, ask half of the groups to draw ‘a good leader‘ and the other half to draw a ‘bad leader’. Present them to the rest of the group, explaining why the chosen elements were included in their pictures. What words are associated with the good/bad leaders? Tutor notes –

Leadership skills Activity – Leadership contract Time: 20 minutes Make a list of skills that are associated with the ‘good leader’ and list of those that the ‘bad leader’ represents. Ask learners to select a number from each list that they will try to be/do/work towards during their sports leadership course. Learners can ‘sign up’ to these ideals in the form of a contract. Tutor notes –

Leadership skills Examples of leadership skills include: Effective communication skills – verbal and non-verbal Ability to motivate others Organisation and planning skills Ability to manage behaviour Any others? Tutor notes –

Leadership behaviours What is a behaviour? What behaviours does an effective leader need to portray? What is the difference between a skill and a behaviour?

How should a leader behave? Sometimes leaders do not behave in a way that we expect them to… Activity – How should a leader behave? Time: 60 minutes Your tutor will show you some clips of leaders behaving in different ways. Some of the leaders you see will display behaviour that is appropriate to the situation, some will not! Note down the different behaviours you see, identifying if it is appropriate or not and, for each you spot, suggest the effect that the behaviour had on those being led. Share your thoughts with the rest of the group and see if you can create a list of desirable and undesirable behaviours that a leader should aspire to.

Leadership behaviours Examples of desirable leadership behaviours include: Tolerance Respect Resilience Approachable Positive attitude Commitment Any others?

Tasks Reminder – you need to have completed Task 1.1 from your LER. This will be assessed by your tutor.

Unit 1 – Developing leadership skills Learning Outcome 2 By the end of this section, you will: Understand the importance of leadership skills and behaviours in a range of situations And to provide evidence of this you must: Complete Task 1.2 – Using leadership skills and behaviours in other environments (in LER) either during or after the delivery of this section

Using leadership skills and behaviours How and why might you use leadership skills and behaviours outside of a sports setting? What is the positive impact these skills and behaviours could have on employability and success in a work setting? Activity – Using leadership skills Time: 15-20 minutes In small groups each pick an allocated area of your life, e.g.: school/college, job, clubs, home, and so on. Identify what opportunities there might be to use the leaderships skills and behaviours that you identified earlier in Task 1.1. Tutor notes –

Using leadership skills and behaviours You might have identified the following: House captains Student mentors School council reps/community council reps Prefects - head student Parents association representatives Project leaders for subject specific work Young enterprise Any others?

Working as part of a team Many of the leadership skills and behaviours will be necessary for effective teamwork. You’ll need to work successfully with others throughout your course. During the next activities consider: What is the importance of team work in a range of situations? What is the link between effective leadership skills and behaviours and successful team working?

Working as part of a team Activity – Square bashing Time: 30 minutes In groups of 8, mark on the floor a 3x3 grid (masking tape works well) with made up of 9 x 1mx1m squares. Each person stands in a square and selects a number between 1 and 8 at random. Work as a group to move positions, so that people numbered 1, 2 and 3 are on the top row, 4, 5 and 6 in the middle row and 7 and 8 on the bottom row. One square will be empty Players can only: Move sideways or up and down the grid (no diagonal moves allowed) Move to an empty square Move one square at a time and you may not ‘leapfrog’ another player. After the activity discuss the leadership skills and behaviours that were used/needed/displayed and analyse the effect that each one had on the success of the activity and team cohesion.

Working as part of a team Activity – Egg drop  Required: Materials (such as food bags, newspaper, sticky tape) and 1 egg (not boiled) Time: 10-15 minutes In small groups, teams need to create a barrier/cushion/parachute to protect the egg from breaking when dropped from a height. Each group has equal amount of materials and one egg Work as a team, bring new ideas together and take leadership. After a set period of time teams must drop their egg and parachute from a height. After the end of the activity – discuss what roles each person took on and the successes of the team.

Working as part of a team Activity – Group knot Time: 5-10 minutes In one or two groups, stand in a circle and hold hands (or cuffs of sleeves) with two other people in the circle – this will make a human knot. The aim is to create a circle without losing contact with each others hands

Working as part of a team Activity – The tallest tower Required: spaghetti, marshmallows Time: 20-25 minutes Individually you are to create the tallest free standing structure using spaghetti and marshmallows (or similar) in a ten minute limit. After the time is up your tutor will put you in small groups to complete the same activity. Are you more successful when working as a team? Why might this be the case? Together Everyone Achieves More

The team bus evaluation tool Activity – The team bus Time: 2-5 minutes As a group reflect back on your group performance. Consider where on ‘the team bus’ you would place them. Where would you place others? Were you/they: The driver – the take charge and ‘drive’ the activity forward The fuel – keep energy levels up by encouraging and motivating Back seat passenger – and just along for the ride? Or did they/you miss the bus completely? – had no idea what was going on!. Place your peer/yourself on the bus (illustrative diagram on the next slide) according to the role you played in the activity Explain the reasons for your decision.

The team bus evaluation tool Learning point – effective teams have a number of roles that need to be filled. Not everyone can be the driver, nor can everyone be passengers. A mix of all roles will make a more effective team.

Tasks Reminder – you need to have completed Task 1.2 from your LER. This will be assessed by your tutor.

Unit 1 – Developing leadership skills Learning Outcome 3 By the end of this section, you will: Evaluate your own leadership skills and behaviours And to provide evidence of this you must: Complete Task 1.3 – Using leadership skills and behaviours in other environments (in LER) either during or after the delivery of this section

Evaluating your own skills What methods could you use to evaluate your own leadership skills? How could you use an evaluation to highlight your own areas of development? How could you develop your leadership skills and behaviours throughout the course? You could conduct a SWOT analysis, spider-web analysis or action plan before completing their task in the LER. Tutor notes –

Tasks Reminder – you need to have completed Task 1.3 from your LER. This will be assessed by your tutor.

Unit 1 – Developing leadership skills Learning Outcome 4 By the end of this section, you will: Understand the roles and responsibilities of a sports leader

Roles and responsibilities What different roles might a sports leader take on? What are the responsibilities that are associated with these roles? What skills and behaviours are needed to fulfil these roles successfully? Activity – Leadership opportunities in your school/organisation Time: 15-20 minutes In pairs, create a list of the type of roles that you could take on with your school/organisation. What other roles in the local community might you be able to use your leadership skills? Share your thoughts with the group Tutor notes –

Different roles and responsibilities Examples of different roles are: Role model Activity club leader Referee or umpire Mentor or buddy Ambassador Safety officer

End of Unit 1 – Developing leadership skills Recap A quick reminder of the Learning Outcomes in this unit: You should now: Understand the skills and behaviours needed for effective leadership Understand the importance of leadership skills and behaviours in a range of situations Be able to evaluate own leadership skills and behaviours Understand the roles and responsibilities of a sports leader