Softball And Leadership

Being able to play soccer, cheer, and dance, since I was little, has taught me different ways of leadership. Being a leader doesn't mean you're the best at everything it really just means you show good support for the people you're with. It also means to be a good example for the people around you. I cheered for 2 years, played soccer for 1 year, and have danced since I was 6. They all taught me how to show good leadership for my other peers when someone messed up or did something wrong you don't laugh at them or anything you just show them support and tell them they did good. For example, when I joined the dance team had no idea how to do what they were doing. I was nervous when I first got there they all came up to me and started talking

In my four years of highschool I have developed many characteristics that allow me to be a strong leader. I have found that being a leader is something that comes natural to me. I have found my self leading in many different situations. I have been a varsity baseball and football captain for two years. I have had to lead a team, and communicate with teammates and coaches. I know how to collaborate with others to perform well in competition. I take pride in being chosen to be the leader of my teams, I enjoy being a reliable and responsible person for others to count on. Leadership is a great quality no matter who the person.

This leadership role allowed me to help develop their volleyball skills and encouraged them to be kind and respectful to each other and exhibit good sportsmanship. Responsibility, leadership, and respect are all traits that I have exhibited through volleyball

Examining how students can greater develop their leadership potential has come to the forefront of education, education based athletics, and intercollegiate athletics in recent years. Recent research by (Grandzol, Perlis, Draina, 2010; Forrester & Borsz, 2008) has shown that those who are put into a role as a peer leader tend to develop leadership skills. Those individuals in peer leader roles have benefited from the opportunities they have been exposed to in those roles. In the summer of 2011 Dr. Christina J. Grandzol published a study entitled “An Exploratory Study of the Role of Task Dependence on Team Captains’ Leadership Development.” This study focused on 31 NCAA Division III team captains. While being a peer leader has been shown

Throughout the years, leadership has played a significant role in the world of athletics. Whether it is coming from a coach or a player, leadership is no doubt the most important role one can hold; leadership can make or break a team. John C. Maxwell put it clearly when he stated that “everything rises and falls on leadership”. When looking at leadership as it relates to sports one must first define leadership. Barrow (1977) defined leadership as “the behavioral process of influencing individuals and groups towards set goals” (p.232). This definition puts an emphasis on vision of a leader while it also highlights the importance of the interaction between the leader and the group members. Leaders play an important role in the success of the

I possess a diverse set of leadership skills these skills have been tested many times throughout my young adult life. At UT Austin I plan to continue taking leadership roles that better me as an individual and better the people around me alike. My main leadership role has come my junior and senior seasons of wrestling. I took on a leadership role as a junior because our senior class was very small. Now as a senior, I became a captain. My main responsibilities as leader on the team is to set a good example for the underclassmen while also keeping them accountable to their word with their actions. Wrestling is a grueling sport that takes complete focus four months out of the year and to become great that focus must continue throughout the

I couldn't be a leader until I set personal goals and worked like a Trojan to fulfill them. Leadership isn’t just concerned with authority. I wanted to have the ability to define what I wanted out of my life and with it have the ability to take the action required to reach there. At that point in my life I was a young soul eager to fit in. I did everything- music, science club, academics, public speaking, sports to ensure this. My personality was hidden behind books, clubs and endless competitions. All there was was an overenthusiastic but ineffective person. I had to start afresh and take control of my actions, pursuing only those things that genuinely interested me. My foremost thought was unequivocally basketball. Walking into the gym with my basketball shoes on made me feel absolutely gratified. I wasn’t the best player in that gym but I had passion for the game and each obstacle that came my way felt more like an

Being on a team has made me more of a leader. In practice, I call out plays and help tell people where to go when they need it. I also take charge of trying to cheer up the team if we are losing. Doing this has helped me be more of a leader. I take control when it is needed in school, and in other activities. But being in basketball, on my team, has made me a great leader.

At a young age I was introduced to basketball and volleyball, and ever since the love for these two sports have grown and play a big role in my life. Today, as a competitive athlete, I have learned how to be a leader, what it takes to be successful, and that nothing in life will be handed to you. My role of being a leader all began when I was in third grade on the basketball court. I was the only one that knew how to dribble, so my role was to be the "point guard,” the person who leads the team on offence. Still today I play this role; I am currently the captain of my varsity basketball team and was the captain of my successful volleyball team. Being an athlete has also shown me what it takes to be successful. I have learned the key to success

Ever since I was young I have always been one to step up and take the leadership role in any situation I am in. All my life I was a gymnast and did not have much of a social life outside of the gym. Due to this, most of my friends were also my teammates. The only trick to this was all my teammates were four plus years younger than I was. Gymnastics is a sport where it does not matter your age, just your ability to perform skills. Since my teammates were much younger than I was, they looked up to me a lot and thought of me as their role model inside and outside of practice. This merged me to step up and take the leadership role by leading warm-ups and routines. In doing this through my childhood

Teamwork is a crucial aspect because a team wins together and loses together (Grown and Flown, 2016). “A number of studies provide support for the premise that physical activity, and sports in particular, can positively affect aspects of personal development among young people, such as self-esteem, goal-setting, and leadership” (Aspen Play Project, 2015). Playing sports allow students to make new friends; they realize other people also have the same interests as them. Through teamwork, athletes experience leadership, another aspect of teamwork. Captains must socialize with everyone consistently and usually need to be well-liked. Leadership can also affect how a team plays. It is hard to have a great team without superb leadership and teamwork, making it necessary to have both. Socialization also includes what people do in their free time. “Compared to non-athlete peers, females are more likely to disapprove of others using them (Geier, 2012). According to Grown and Flown (2016), Teens who have practices, games, team dinners and fitness sessions have less time for mischief, and in a study, students who participated in sports were found to be happier (Grown and Flown, 2016). Over the years I have definitely related to this. My parents say I am a much happier and more motivated person during baseball season, and I

As an athlete, I believe that I have the qualities necessary to be a leader. Tennis is mainly an individual sport which teaches self discipline and the ability to adapt to different situations. I feel that these characteristics also mark a good leader. When I have played in state tournaments or on tennis teams those

Leadership takes many forms. The most common and widely acknowledged form of leadership is being a president of a club or captain of a sports team, but one can also be a leader by example. As a swimmer, I spend a majority of my summer at the my summer pool whether for practice, work, or just hanging out with friends. When I get to practice early I do not like to sit around idle, rather I get in and help set up the pool for practice. I go to all the meets, even if I am not swimming, and am ready to help whether by being backstroke legs or lining up the little swimmers for their events. In addition to helping out, I try to be a role model for the younger swimmers by showing proper sportsmanship to opponents and teammates, cheering on teammates,

Hey coach I have a question about the softball league. Do you think I'll still be able to play on Sundays if i miss practice ? if I end up making the volleyball team, i know for a fact that there will be volleyball games on the same days as softball practices so I won't be able to make it to some of the practices.

Leadership is extremely important for both yourself and the wellness of others. I have had many chances to help others by providing a leadership role whether it has been in school or athletics. In Baseball, I have helped get others ready for games by making sure they're focussed or by helping them solve a dispute between something by giving a second opinion. Also in school, I have played a leadership role many times whether it being with group projects by taking a leading step and showing my partners what to do or giving others guidance about what to do and how to do it.