The Sports Leadership Playbook Principles and Techniques for Coaches and Captains.
- Jefferson : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource (331 pages)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Situational Leadership (SLQ): These Kids Today; 1. Today's Millennial Athletes; 2. The Ills of Incompatibility: General to Generational Misunderstandings; 3. Techniques for Reaching, Teaching, Relating, Motivating and Leading the Millennials; Part II. The Artful Science of Leadership:Theory, Research and Application; 4. Leadership Intelligence (LQ); 5. Emotional and Relational Intelligence (LERQ); 6. Substance and Styles (LSQ); Part III. Tools of the Trade: Talents,Techniques and Tactics (TQ3); 7. Six Top Talents 8. Six Top Techniques9. Six Top Tactics; Part IV. Building Teams Who Lead and Follow; 10. Organizational Dynamics and Team Building in Sport (ODQ); 11. The Art of Followership on Sport Teams (FQ); 12. Developing a Culture of Leadership: The Six "T" Process (LDP); Appendix 1. Leadership Style Inventory; Appendix 2. Leadership Skill Set Assessment; Appendix 3. Reflective Questions; Appendix 4. Team Leader Survey; Appendix 5. Team Leader Survey Summary Sheet; Appendix 6. Leadership Playbook Process: 15 Stages; Appendix 7. Leadership Development Process: Winter/Spring Appendix 8. Leadership Development Process: Summer/FallChapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
Examples of ineffective and even negative leaders are all too abundant in sports. Poor leadership attitudes are a great loss for players, coaches, teams, schools, communities and society as a whole. To become productive leaders, coaches, administrators and parents need guidance and resources. This book reveals what the most revered scholars and icons from business and other leadership fields know about leadership theory, research and practice--and applies the results to the world of sport. This is a book parents, coaches and administrators can use to maximize their own leadership potential as.