Qualities characteristics and roles of effective sports leaders

Qualities, characteristics and roles of effective sports leaders A leader ‘A distinguishing feature or attribute of an item or person’

Qualities

knowledge of sport skills O Know and understand the skills required O Able to demonstrate O Understand how to develop a skill, from basic to advance O Improve performance

knowledge of rules and laws O Need to be a good role model O Pass on their understanding to the participants O Promote fair play

understanding the mental needs of participants O Need to know what motivates the players O Session should take into account what the participants want to get out of it O Want participants to engage

understanding the physical needs of participants O Age of participants will affect the session O Young – more intense O Fitness levels will affect O May have participants with physical disabilites

Characteristics

Consistent O Same behaviour each session O Not changing O Same characteristics O Same approach

Approachable O Should be easy for participants to come to you with any issues O Not intimidating O Friendly O Good conduct

Goal Focused O Have Short/Medium and Long term targets O Share the targets O Flexible

Commitment O Put time and effort in O Great attendance O Punctuality O Keep trying O Don’t give up

Roles

Role model O Set an example O Set the standards O Responsible for participants O Ethusiatic

Psychologist O Understand sports psychology O What motivates them O How they interact O Getting the best out of each individual

Motivator O Keep people interested O Enthusiasm O Need to know what makes the participants tick

Teacher O Help participants to improve O Teaching techniques O Support development O Educate