Tuck Northrop Leadership

Coach Al Ulbrickson, from "The Boys in the Boat," is not as incompetent of a coach as people might think. Although Al Ulbrickson was harsh and tough, his coaching was strategic and reserved. Though his commands may have caused pain for the boys, he pushed the boys to the limit so they could work hard, win, not just against his rivals, but in the Olympics too, and even win the state championship tournament. Al Ulbrickson is the calm, quiet head coach for the University of Washington crew team, who was once a former champion oarsman himself. He is a very talented coach who pushes his rowers to achieve more than they think they can achieve.

Throughout the book, Coach Al shows many approaches to coaching that many disagree with. Many make the claim that pushing the boys to the point of pain and constantly moving them around boat seats is unnecessary and cruel. Many others also make the claim that rather than the coach being cruel, he is simply using strategic placement and discipline to help his team become better. Both arguments have valid evidence, but which claims stack up and make the most sense? Coach Al's approach to coaching, while somewhat unorthodox, helps the boys reach their fullest potential.

Varsity rowers attributed their failures to external factors, while underestimating the contribution of internal factors; rowers would not only blame each other, but blame the coach for making them race against the JV team so often. Though the Varsity team had the most physically capable rowers, their motivation and group cohesion was virtually non-existent. Though Coach P tried to create group cohesion through the email initiative, he did not try to fix the problems at its core. There are many possible solutions, however, it is clear that switching rowers and boats altogether would be detrimental to the entire team, especially so late into the season. Only by analyzing motivational concepts and incorporating them into a solution, can the Varsity team unlock its true

Passion, loyalty, consideration, and reliability are all qualities of a good coach. In the story, "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown, an Olympic gold medal-winning college rowing team is coached by Al Ulbrickson. Many would claim that Coach Al was way too harsh on the boys; however, this is incorrect because he pushes the boys to their best abilities because he knows their talent and also he mentors the boys outside of rowing. Al Ulbrickson is a former champion oarsman himself, and he knows that his team is good, but they can be better if the boys give their all.

I’ve worked here for 5 years and for my first nomination for the Spirt of Liberty Award, I would like to nominate Leonard Jordan. He is someone that I feel embodies what this award means, which is someone who shows and includes all of the following characteristics but not limited to dedication to caring, being supportive of others, demonstration compassion, and focused on achievement.

Joe Ehrmann describes how he has developed his philosophy of coaching by relating the story of his life in his youth, high school and in college describing two different types of coaches he had played for. The first are coaches who were impersonal, authoritarian, and sometimes abusive which he calls transactional coaches; this is in contrast to the humane coaches he calls transformative coaches. Coaches must face this responsibility because we all remember our coaches. “This is the awesome power and responsibility of coaching: You give your players memories, for better or for worse that stay with them until the day they die” (Ehrmann, 2011 p 46-47). Joe Erhmann goes on to ask, “What is the moral and ethical composition of their program?

Coach Taylor is a major character in the show, he embodies what a good coach and husband is supposed to be like. He cares for his team like

Having a coach in life will positively influence your character and your skills. Also, having a coach doesn’t necessarily mean that your playing on a field. A coach can be anyone from a role model to a parent or guardian, a teacher, a pastor, a mentor, or sometimes even a best friend. One of the most important things for a coach to have is influence, and more important than that is that the influence he has on his players must be positive. As a leader, a coaches job is to better his players on and off of the field. This is done by developing the character of his players through encouragement and helping them understand that the game is more than just about winning. A good coach will always put the needs of his players first before he considers himself as a factor. If a coach is successful his players will develop a strong sense of self-motivation. This helps by allowing the player to

Because Duigan had played under so many coaches, his answers were very in depth which allowed me to learn plenty of new information about coaching in general and his opinion about the topic. I learnt that there are many different types of coaches, Nick played under two coaches at the same club and they were both ‘the polar opposite’ according to Duigan. One was more of a deep tactical thinker while the other was an excellent motivational speaker. I compared his SANFL coach to his AFL coaches and I was surprised when he said that his SANFL was the best he’d ever had in all areas. Duigan said nothing was as more important than creating a team culture

Coaching philosophies differ all over the world, from one sport to another. They are the central foundation to any good coach’s success in his/her respected programs. A coach’s philosophy does not only guide and lead the other members of the staff in the right direction, but it also allows each athlete to know what is expected of them, and how they should behave. By being aware of a coach’s philosophy, the athlete is fully responsible for his/her actions both on and off the field of play. In the words of the great Nick Saban, "It 's about what you control, every minute of every day. You always have to have a winning attitude and discipline, in practices, weight training, conditioning, in the classroom, in everything. It 's a process."

I will inspire athletes to demonstrate good character. Sports do not have an influence on one’s character; however, coaches can strongly impact athletes’ character, both negatively and positively. For this reason, I will work to coach in ways that support the growth of athletes’ character and create learning opportunities and situations in which athletes can practice and learn from. As a coach, I will lead by example and demonstrate good character because actions speak louder than words. I will do this by embodying sportsmanship and respecting athletes, opponents, other coaches, and referees. I will also show this to athletes by respecting, caring, and being trustworthy. I will also lead by example by staying

Coach Carter also displays transformational leadership. Transformational leadership is the ability of a leader to get people to do more than they originally expected to do in support of large scale innovation and change; the leader inspire and excite followers to high level of performance (Nelson & Quick, 2013). According to Marquis & Huston (1992), there are five key qualities of a transformational leader. One of the qualities is having the passion and ability to inspire. Transformational leaders show passion in their work and have the capacity to pass this passion on to others. Coach Carter is successful in achieving this through setting clear expectations and demonstrates passion when doing this. At their first team meeting, Carter hands each student a contract, setting out his expectations of the contracts. If they do not sign and follow it, they do not play. Coach Carter aims to pass on his passion to the players enabling them to succeed in playing sports and succeed in their education. Another quality transformational leaders possess is the ability to pass their values on to others. According to Marquis & Huston (1992), people admire leaders that support their own values and beliefs by enabling others to understand how their own values make them who they are. Coach Carter encourages a team ethic throughout. Carter ensures his team takes this on board by stopping everyone from playing – academic achiever or not. He’s teaching that successful teams succeed because of

Coach P.’s training program should have focused more on psychological variables and group processes earlier in the season. Instead, training was focused on improving individual team member performance. The Varsity team comprised of the eight top individual performers (Snook & Polzer, 2004). Mistrust between Varsity team members began developing following spring break. Lack of trust and other related psychological issues prevented the Varsity team from synchronizing their rowing even though they were the top individual performers.

Coach King was one of the greatest coaches I have ever had. He came off as this mean and grumpy old man at first but we ended up changing how we viewed him. He made it clear to us that we just had understand his meaning of the word GAS. GAS meant grades, attitude, and then skill. Grades of course were the most important thing because no pass no play was the rule. Most of the guys had no problems with this but there was quite a few that had some trouble. When one was struggling we all had to step up and help if we wanted to have a full squad for our next few games. We did many things to help them including getting help from tutors or teachers when in danger of failing. As the year went on, many obstacles were thrown at us and we counted on each other to get through them.

When I think of coaching I think of practice planning, game planning, scouting strategizing of offense and defense, choosing my starters, little things like that. All of those ideas are valid, but that’s not the whole picture. There is a lot more to coaching than planning for a practice or a game. Many times a person who would like to coach an interschool athletic team has little or no preparation to teach sports skills and techniques. The only qualifications is often the person’s participation on his or her high school, college, or university’s team, coach of a community youth team or even perhaps as a professional player. While all that experience is valuable in one way or another, it does not constitute an adequate preparation for