LEADERSHIP

Praise to Allah SWT for always giving us strength to continue our journey in this life.

 In this entry I want to share to you about leadership effectiveness in sport setting. (^_^)

“Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.”-- John Wooden, legendary coach
“Leadership, like coaching, is fighting for the hearts and souls of men and getting them to believe in you.”-- Eddie Robinson, legendary coach
“Having great leadership is a big key to success. Our team will go as far as our leaders are willing to 
 take us.”—Mike Candrea, Olympic team softball coach

Knowledge of leadership is important. It help individuals in sport psychology deal more effectively with athletes. It will also help them to more fully understand effective coach-athlete communications, help coaches to become more effective, and help coaches develop player leadership within a team. 

What is the definition of leadership?

 Leadership can be defined as the behavior of an individual when he or she is directing the activities of and a group towards a shared goal (Hemphill and Coons, 1957).

Meanwhile, according to Barrow (1977) and Stogdill (1974) define leadership as the behavioral process of influencing the activities of an organized group toward specific goals and the achievement of those goals. Others simply define leadership as the process whereby an individual influences others to do what he or she wants them to do.

In a sports setting, coaches and captains are leaders, whether of a group, a team or a club. As such, they have an important influence on player satisfaction and individual or group successes.

 So what makes a good leader? Is there such a thing as a ‘born leader’? These are questions which psychologists have tried to answer for quite some time.  So, what do you think?

~continue to the next entry~ (^_^)