Comments on: Where is leadership in sport going: the future of leadership. http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/where-is-leadership-in-sport-going-the-future-of-leadership/ Expert advice, tips and insights for sports coaches Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:13:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Wayne Goldsmith http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/where-is-leadership-in-sport-going-the-future-of-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-5756 Wayne Goldsmith Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:38:34 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=608#comment-5756 Thanks JP. Looking at some of the "mega-trends" in the world today - one of the biggest is the shift towards individualisation and the tailoring of services, training programs, even University courses. People want and will demand products and programs which are tailored for their unique needs. So for me, in terms of coaching this will mean a shift towards individualisation of team sports environments where it will be the responsibility of every individual in the team (and by team I mean players, coaches, management, sports science...everyone) to be the best they can be in all aspects of their performance in the D.A.T.E. Daily Athlete Training Environment. And this will require a shift in leadership thinking - dictators and autocrats will not survive in the future where coaching by collaboration is the key. A real problem with the old coaching by dictatorship was that some individuals could get by being mediocre in some aspects of preparation and performance and rely on team-members and their leader to get them through. Now it is about the optimal preparation and performance of each individual in the team - and teams will be stronger as a result. Thanks for the great comment. WG Thanks JP.

Looking at some of the “mega-trends” in the world today – one of the biggest is the shift towards individualisation and the tailoring of services, training programs, even University courses.
People want and will demand products and programs which are tailored for their unique needs. So for me, in terms of coaching this will mean a shift towards individualisation of team sports environments where it will be the responsibility of every individual in the team (and by team I mean players, coaches, management, sports science…everyone) to be the best they can be in all aspects of their performance in the D.A.T.E. Daily Athlete Training Environment.
And this will require a shift in leadership thinking – dictators and autocrats will not survive in the future where coaching by collaboration is the key. A real problem with the old coaching by dictatorship was that some individuals could get by being mediocre in some aspects of preparation and performance and rely on team-members and their leader to get them through.
Now it is about the optimal preparation and performance of each individual in the team – and teams will be stronger as a result.

Thanks for the great comment.

WG

]]> By: Jeremy Pryce http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/where-is-leadership-in-sport-going-the-future-of-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-5753 Jeremy Pryce Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:14:27 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=608#comment-5753 You´re on to something, but from my perspective, it seems that it´ll take time for it to seep down and be accepted on a larger scale. It´s all about the individual taking a personal responsibility for the whole. Estabilshing such an environment/culture where this is natural is the role of the "leader". Sports is competitive by nature, and many fall into the trap of looking exclusively at results and ignoring the process. Society too has a good way of only acknowledging result, so it is easy to see where a dictator type leadership style is prefered in some instances. It´s kinda why we have the situation we have today. Kippling got it right in his second jungle book when he wrote: "Now this is the law of the jungle- as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. Like the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the law runeth forward and back- For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the Pack. Looking forward to following you on this subject Wayne! Keep up the good work of challanging us with interesting topics. Jer You´re on to something, but from my perspective, it seems that it´ll take time for it to seep down and be accepted on a larger scale.
It´s all about the individual taking a personal responsibility for the whole. Estabilshing such an environment/culture where this is natural is the role of the “leader”. Sports is competitive by nature, and many fall into the trap of looking exclusively at results and ignoring the process. Society too has a good way of only acknowledging result, so it is easy to see where a dictator type leadership style is prefered in some instances. It´s kinda why we have the situation we have today.

Kippling got it right in his second jungle book when he wrote: “Now this is the law of the jungle- as old and as true as the sky; And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. Like the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the law runeth forward and back- For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the Pack.

Looking forward to following you on this subject Wayne! Keep up the good work of challanging us with interesting topics.

Jer

]]> By: Wayne Goldsmith http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/where-is-leadership-in-sport-going-the-future-of-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-4187 Wayne Goldsmith Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:53:36 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=608#comment-4187 Thanks for the great comment. Leadership is like a fire - once ignited it is a powerful force for change. WG Thanks for the great comment.

Leadership is like a fire – once ignited it is a powerful force for change.

WG

]]> By: Joanne Broadbent http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/where-is-leadership-in-sport-going-the-future-of-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 Joanne Broadbent Mon, 04 May 2009 22:15:57 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=608#comment-3349 Hi Wayne, I couldn't agree more. I am the Head Coach of the Queensland FIRE women's cricket team in Qld, Australia. I have been coaching this senior team for 6 years. We are definately heading in this direction of leadership you talk about. Each player in the team is a leader and the aim for me as the Head coach is to find the players skills both on and off the field and delegate roles appropriately. We have a really young squad and the youth in our squad shows better leadership skills than some of the current senior players. Our squad a few years ago was full of senior players with not many leaders at all. This is why at first I didn't believe in leadership groups. Then we started to develop younger players and the senior players dropped off. Some examples of what we do now. When we have an injuried player we encourage players who have had injuries in the past to help them out. Also we have a player who works in a gym, so we tap into her expertise and she conducts some parts of our trainings. Another is good with music and she and a couple of others created our team song that we sing after wins. These can be very challenging to all players young and experienced but it gives them a feeling of worthiness to themselves and the team. Their confidence levels pick up and they feel like they belong. This season we are setting up individual trainings. We give them some training options and they tell us when they want to train. As long as they fit in 10-13 hours a week to our program. They also have the option of one on one trainings at anytime during the week. They basically organise when they want to train and we set up the program so we cover all aspects of our game. Our aim is to have a combination of team and individual trainings. My biggest challenge this year is to involve all our players somehow in the areas they can lead both on and off the field. My thoughts are that everyone in a squad/team has something to offer. Put everyone's ideas together using good communication and compromise and teams can create great environments to enjoy sport and life. I now believe that everyone is a leader, I just need to bring it out of the players I coach. Hi Wayne,
I couldn’t agree more. I am the Head Coach of the Queensland FIRE women’s cricket team in Qld, Australia. I have been coaching this senior team for 6 years.
We are definately heading in this direction of leadership you talk about. Each player in the team is a leader and the aim for me as the Head coach is to find the players skills both on and off the field and delegate roles appropriately.
We have a really young squad and the youth in our squad shows better leadership skills than some of the current senior players. Our squad a few years ago was full of senior players with not many leaders at all. This is why at first I didn’t believe in leadership groups.
Then we started to develop younger players and the senior players dropped off. Some examples of what we do now. When we have an injuried player we encourage players who have had injuries in the past to help them out. Also we have a player who works in a gym, so we tap into her expertise and she conducts some parts of our trainings. Another is good with music and she and a couple of others created our team song that we sing after wins. These can be very challenging to all players young and experienced but it gives them a feeling of worthiness to themselves and the team. Their confidence levels pick up and they feel like they belong.
This season we are setting up individual trainings. We give them some training options and they tell us when they want to train. As long as they fit in 10-13 hours a week to our program. They also have the option of one on one trainings at anytime during the week. They basically organise when they want to train and we set up the program so we cover all aspects of our game. Our aim is to have a combination of team and individual trainings.
My biggest challenge this year is to involve all our players somehow in the areas they can lead both on and off the field.
My thoughts are that everyone in a squad/team has something to offer. Put everyone’s ideas together using good communication and compromise and teams can create great environments to enjoy sport and life. I now believe that everyone is a leader, I just need to bring it out of the players I coach.

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