What factors contribute to make a good leader and how might your style of leadership vary to be successful when involved in individual, racket and team activities?

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What factors contribute to make a good leader and how might your style of leadership vary to be successful when involved in individual, racket and team activities?

This essay will discuss leadership in sports - individually and in a team. It will talk about the three specific styles of leadership and include different reasons why leadership is vital in sports activities. The essay will also consist of leadership among team sports, racket sports and individual sports. It will also include current sporting examples for each sport discussed.

Leadership is a key role in sport. Without it teams would just be a group of people without any purpose. Leadership varies on each sport that is played. To help a team to achieve its goals, motivating them can lead to success. Leadership in sports is shown in many different forms; as a leader could be seen as a person from within the team. This could include the captain, coach or even a player. Unofficial leaders have key roles in training of sports players, but do not have a proper status.

Leaders are not always accepted as a figure of authority. An example of this is David Beckham. There was an immense pressure for him to help lead the England football team to victory. However as he failed, he resigned as captain, and is no longer on the England squad. He can make play happen but on the pitch, he does not show authority as a leader. Unlike Liverpool’s captain Steven Gerrard, he shows authority and leadership when on the pitch, by communicating with his team mates whilst playing. Steven Gerrard is one of the most successful captains at Liverpool F.C because he can motivate his team to do well and win. A prime example of this is Liverpool FC vs. AC Milan in the Champions League Final. Steven Gerrard motivated his team that they could win; he gave them something to believe in, which resulted in Liverpool scoring. As a result of a great team effort, Liverpool became the champions of Europe.

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Another example of an unofficial leader is Wayne Rooney. He is not the captain of the England football team but he provides a key role amongst the team. He is an indispensable figure for not only the England team, but for his club team – Manchester United. Due to injury and lack of fitness, Rooney hasn’t played that well for England. He is often on the substitute bench and is put on the pitch when his coach (Steve McClaren) feels that the team could use a person orientated leader. A fellow club team mate explained in an interview how ...

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