Leadership Lessons Pausch and Dungy

Leadership is a key role in all team sports, if you don’t have the leadership odds are is that your not going to have good team chemistry and not an very good season as well. My junior year was a big time learning curve for myself, which is why I am writing this essay to you, to tell you why I believe that I am part of the cream of the crop for our football program.

Vince Lombardi is definitely one of the best football coaches of all time. Lombardi was not only considered as an excellent football coach, but as one of the greatest coaches regardless of the sport. He was a great motivator, and touched the lives of his players, and fellow coaching staff. One of Lombardi’s most famous speeches was “What It Takes to Be Number One.” This speech was first debuted in the Green Bay Packers locker room during half time. Not only did Lombardi use this speech to motivate his players, but he also used it when he was asked to be guest speak at business conferences and political conventions. Vince Lombardi exercised many rhetorical devices while making this famous speech. His use of these devices is the reason why many have been touched by his words and motivated to be the best they can be in life. By using his credibility and stature as a winning football coach Lombardi uses a sense of ethos in his speaking. As a coach, talking about ones “ inner feelings” was not Lombardi’s strong suit, but he does express pathos is his speaking by using emotional words such as “loser,” “winner,” “heart” in order to connect with audience. Also, Lombardi uses logical reasoning in his speech, by applying the action of winning not only in football, but in all aspects of life

Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski are legendary coaches icons that will always be remembered for their lifetime achievements and winning the championships in a unique style. It’s tranquil to say that they are great coaches but what enhanced their ability to be even better was their capability to showcase transformational leadership and emotional intelligence. These two individuals have set a new standard for what the coaches should instill in their personal values to allow them to be consistent in the efforts to inspire a vison, challenge the process, encourage the heart, enable others to act, and model the way.

He has the position of power and uses it but, not to the extent it is too forceful. He gets to know his team and the families and understands their needs and ambitions. He also is able to “to be able to listen, provide feedback, give instructions or convey information, and participate in both one-on-one and group discussions. This reinforces teamwork and defuses conflict, they need to be able to withhold judgment, acknowledge one another’s contributions, deal fairly with problems, and display openness.” This gives him the upper hand in coaching on and off the field. That same experience Mr. Sabin demonstrates on football field many coaches in the office do the same thing every day with their

At the heart of effective sport leadership lies the dyadic coach-athlete relationship starts off by giving examples of great coaches such as Alex Ferguson, Marcus Weiss, and Bob Bowman. The article associates the coaches’ success to their quality relationship they have with their athletes. The article continues to stress the importance of a functional relationship, working towards a common goal, feeling united and capable as a team for the overall success of the team. Jowett (2017) stated, “These examples illustrate that coaches and athletes who develop and maintain functional relationships-in other words relationship that are supportive, caring, satisfying and purposeful, are more likely to become a vehicle to

I do not have anyone in my life who I would consider to be a good leader. I have many that try to be, but in my opinion but aren't. Instead, I have decided to write about Coach Boone from the Great Titans. One clear time when he was a leader that stands out to me is when he gave a moving speech to his team at the Gettysburg memorial site. He talked about their team is facing most of the struggles that were faced in that civil war. The main one being the reason the thought process behind slavery, the conflict between black and white people. One thing I admired in him as a leader at this point was the fact that he had a strong message to send to his players and a strong delivery. I feel one of the most important qualities of a leader is the

Basketball teams need a coach that believes in them. The team needs a coach that will work hard to help them achieve the goal of winning. They need a coach that communicates and shows interest in each of the players. On the other hand, they need a coach that can be directive, but also supportive. In the case study this week, Shirley was quite the opposite. Conflicting enough, by all appearances she did not have a total grasp of the concept of leadership in coaching basketball. Factors that could cause the lack of leadership could be confidence or even lack of knowledge (Cohen, 2000). In this paper, Shirley’s leadership style and behavior will be discussed, along with looking at situational factors and other leadership styles that

While they undoubtedly have the knowledge or skill, they do not intuitively have the ability to teach and motivate others. Wooden learned this lesson the hard way during his first job as a coach for a high school team in the small town of Dayton, Ky. An eventual Hall of Fame player as well as a coach, Wooden admitted that he did not know “beans from apple butter” about teaching a sport in which he had been highly successful as a college player for Purdue. As a result, he started his career with a losing season. Taking a group of people who merely have the same boss and turning them into a goals-oriented and mission-driven team requires the leader to learn to show subordinates how to do something instead of telling them what to do. Wooden said a leader must also be able to demonstrate what needs to take place in addition to writing good memos and creating colorful diagrams. And last, but not least, always keep learning. Teachers must wear many hats and must stay abreast of the changing competitive world and new technologies, Wooden said.

I will be analyzing a speech given by coach Vincent T. Lombardi. Coach Lombardi is widely considered one of the greatest coaches of all time as well as one of the most influential voices in sports history. The speech by coach Lombardi that I will be analyzing is called What it Takes to be Number One. I will begin my analysis by introducing the background information of the speech and the speaker. Then, I will describe the occasion of the speech in order to describe its significance.

Leaders are made, not born. Whether you lead on the field, in a classroom, within a family, or at work, you must build a solid foundation of skills that you can use to lead others to achieve phenomenal results. For our twenty-first century moviegoers, this film that is based on the struggles and victories of a Virginia football team, that demonstrates courageous levels of leadership. As we experience a fast-paced ever-changing world, there is one character that has remained consistent and necessary, leadership. Herman Boone, one of the main characters in the movie, “Remember the Titans” said, "Without character, we have no legacy" (University of Michigan).

Remember the Titans, is a great movie to analyze the different types of Leadership observed in the movie, and how their talents and skills put together empower the football team to become the best overcoming the serious racism problems of that time. In the movie “Remember the Titans,” there are a few different leadership styles covered throughout the movie. All the leaders observed in the movie motivated their players in their own ways. A good leader motivates others to develop qualities and train them to always do better. This movie shows how coaches and team players showed their leadership qualities, and strengths as leaders.

Football’s a curious sport. Every joule of energy dedicated is repaid in valuable character lessons, but these lessons are accompanied by assumptions and expectations. Expectations that football players are daft, narcissistic meatheads lacking the neural plasticity to grasp the simplest of topics. In defying assumptions on the field, I have done the same in my personal life. I am unconventional; a football captain who tutors his peers on Thursdays, and catches touchdown passes on Fridays. I have found an uncommon niche as a well-spoken leader in academia, athletics and the social realm.

My exposure and engagement with the materials and ideas presented in Coaching for Performance have influenced my leadership philosophy immensely. A larger understanding of the impact that coaching can have on myself and those I work with has bolstered my belief in the weaving of servant and situational leadership styles and how I can approach challenges in a new manner by embracing a coaching perspective. The goals presented in this paper are a starting point in my journey to explore how I can explore avenues to implement a coaching culture in my present school, and district. I know this will be a complex task, but I have been exposed to a variety of resources and concepts not only from the course material and interactions with my peers but

First off, before anything else and above all, enjoy and love the sport. If a person were to decide to coach football but didn’t love the sport and actually

Starting as a new football coach could be an extremely daunting task if you are not prepared to make great change. When doing this there must be steps that you will have to make and then take in order to build a successful football program. This process may be a slow one but in the end, if it is done right, you will reap the benefits. In this article I will describes some of the steps that I would take on order to turn around the football program.