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WHAT IS IT?WHAT IS IT?

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““Effective leaders are attuned to other Effective leaders are attuned to other people's feelings and move them in a people's feelings and move them in a

positive emotional direction. They speak positive emotional direction. They speak authentically about their own values, authentically about their own values,

direction and priorities and resonate with direction and priorities and resonate with the emotions of surrounding people. Under the emotions of surrounding people. Under the guidance of an effective leader, people the guidance of an effective leader, people

feel a mutual comfort level. Resonance feel a mutual comfort level. Resonance comes naturally to people with a high degree comes naturally to people with a high degree

of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and self-management, social awareness and

relationship management) but involves also relationship management) but involves also intellectual aspects.intellectual aspects. ”.”.

( (Goleman, Goleman, Boyatzis, McKee)Boyatzis, McKee)

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““Leadership begins with self Leadership begins with self knowledge”knowledge”

““Self knowledge is the basis for Self knowledge is the basis for character…character…

Character is the root of integrity…Character is the root of integrity…

Integrity provides the foundation for Integrity provides the foundation for leadership”.leadership”.

(Lombardi, 2001, p.43)(Lombardi, 2001, p.43)

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Significant leader Significant leader characteristics include:characteristics include:

AbilityAbility KnowledgeKnowledge ExperienceExperience Personality (the most important?)Personality (the most important?)

(Bennis, 1995)(Bennis, 1995)

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Leadership in simple terms:Leadership in simple terms: “understanding the vision and “understanding the vision and

direction and enabling others to direction and enabling others to cooperate in achieving it”.cooperate in achieving it”.

““Leadership is the ability to direct Leadership is the ability to direct people - more important – to have people - more important – to have

those people accept that those people accept that direction”. direction”. (Lombardi, 2001, p.31)(Lombardi, 2001, p.31)

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Leadership DefinitionLeadership Definition

““Leadership is about Leadership is about action. action.

It’s about enabling, It’s about enabling, not telling. not telling.

It’s about talking the It’s about talking the talk and walking talk and walking the walkthe walk

……walking alongside”.walking alongside”. www.qca.org.uk

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Coaching is…Coaching is…

MotivatingMotivating InspiringInspiring Taking people to greater heightsTaking people to greater heights High-level leadershipHigh-level leadership Working with athletes on the Working with athletes on the howhow and and

helping them figure out the helping them figure out the what what and and whywhy Encouraging them to push themselves to Encouraging them to push themselves to

achieve the highest possible performanceachieve the highest possible performance

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Coaching isCoaching is a form of leadership that pulls together a form of leadership that pulls together people with diverse talents, backgrounds, people with diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and interests, encourages them to experiences and interests, encourages them to step up to responsibility and continued step up to responsibility and continued achievement, and treats them as full scale achievement, and treats them as full scale partners and contributors.partners and contributors.

Coaching isCoaching is not about memorising techniques or not about memorising techniques or devising the perfect game plan. It is about really devising the perfect game plan. It is about really paying attention to people – really believing paying attention to people – really believing them, really caring about them, really involving them, really caring about them, really involving them.them.

(Peters & Austin, 1985, p. 232 )(Peters & Austin, 1985, p. 232 )

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Coach – Leadership QualitiesCoach – Leadership Qualities Enable direction and Enable direction and

structure by the structure by the groupgroup

A clear visionA clear vision CharismaCharisma Enable motivation Enable motivation

and enthusiasmand enthusiasm Make a differenceMake a difference People oriented People oriented

skillsskills Skilful communicatorSkilful communicator Build characterBuild character EmpathyEmpathy

(McConnell, 2000)(McConnell, 2000)

Vision and passionVision and passionStrong Strong communication communication skillsskillsRole modelRole modelHave integrity and Have integrity and honestyhonestyBe organisedBe organised

(Trenberth and Collins, (Trenberth and Collins, 1994)1994)

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EmpowermentEmpowermentMuch of the current way of leadership Much of the current way of leadership

revolves around empowering the revolves around empowering the followers to self-lead. This is very followers to self-lead. This is very important in a coach-leadership role as important in a coach-leadership role as empowering athletes enables them to empowering athletes enables them to make their own decisions and self-lead make their own decisions and self-lead during performance.during performance.““As for the best leaders, the people do not even As for the best leaders, the people do not even

notice their existence. The next best people notice their existence. The next best people honour and praise. The next, the people fear; the honour and praise. The next, the people fear; the

next the people hate. When the best leader’s work next the people hate. When the best leader’s work is done the people say ‘we did it ourselves’ ”.is done the people say ‘we did it ourselves’ ”.

(Lao-Tzu in Morris, Willcocks and Knasel, 2000, p 124)(Lao-Tzu in Morris, Willcocks and Knasel, 2000, p 124)

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Coach LeadershipCoach Leadership

Coaches must be leaders and build leadersCoaches must be leaders and build leaders..

To build leaders the coach has to enable To build leaders the coach has to enable athlete independence so they can athlete independence so they can

perform with freedom and autonomy to perform with freedom and autonomy to make informed decisions without the make informed decisions without the

coach around. coach around. (Hinkson, 2000)(Hinkson, 2000)

Does sharing power decrease or Does sharing power decrease or enhance team control for the coach?enhance team control for the coach?

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Because Because coaches coaches are responsible for are responsible for enabling athletes enabling athletes to learn, to learn, coaching coaching is a complex is a complex process. process.

Like other Like other learners, athletes learners, athletes develop develop understanding understanding and learn more and learn more effectively when effectively when they are involved they are involved in solving in solving problems for problems for themselves.themselves.

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Primary Role of the Coach-Primary Role of the Coach-LeaderLeader

Provide an environment that allows Provide an environment that allows for satisfaction for all participantsfor satisfaction for all participants

Empower athletes to accept personal Empower athletes to accept personal responsibility and have ownership responsibility and have ownership for their learning and performancesfor their learning and performances

Constantly seek to improve in Constantly seek to improve in knowledge, in application and in knowledge, in application and in approachapproach

Focus on people.Focus on people.Is there a better way?Is there a better way?

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The Coach-Leadership RoleThe Coach-Leadership Role““A good coachA good coach is not necessarily a winner is not necessarily a winner

but a personbut a person who is a good teacher…who is a good teacher…

who doesn’t abuse his or her players…who doesn’t abuse his or her players…

who gets the most from the players and who gets the most from the players and

who works within the framework of the rules”.who works within the framework of the rules”.Dan DevineDan Devine

www.stjohns.sa.edu.au

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““Coaches directly Coaches directly influence athletes influence athletes

by guiding and by guiding and enabling learning enabling learning

- the heart of the - the heart of the coaching processcoaching process

- and ensuring a - and ensuring a safe learning safe learning

environment”.environment”.

www.vogelmorntennis.wellington.net.nz

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What are the key ingredients to be What are the key ingredients to be a successful leader?a successful leader?

Create and practise valuesCreate and practise values Develop committed followersDevelop committed followers Inspire lofty accomplishmentsInspire lofty accomplishments Model appropriate behaviourModel appropriate behaviour Focus attention on important issuesFocus attention on important issues Connect the group to the outside worldConnect the group to the outside world

(Lee & King, 2001)(Lee & King, 2001)

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What is Successful Coach-What is Successful Coach-Leadership?Leadership?

The primary goal is to get the most out of the players and The primary goal is to get the most out of the players and to help them be the best they can be:to help them be the best they can be:

Enable them to learn the skills of the gameEnable them to learn the skills of the game Enable them to learn how to play within the team Enable them to learn how to play within the team

conceptconcept Enable them to learn how to make good decisionsEnable them to learn how to make good decisions Enable them to learn not to be afraid to failEnable them to learn not to be afraid to fail Enable them to learn character valuesEnable them to learn character values Enable them to learn how to be successful athletes and Enable them to learn how to be successful athletes and

peoplepeople(Adapted from Hinkson, 2001)(Adapted from Hinkson, 2001)

Winning is a goal, but not the Winning is a goal, but not the only goal.only goal.

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The Lombardi Leadership The Lombardi Leadership Model (2001)Model (2001)

Mental ToughnessMental Toughness

CourageCourage

CharacterCharacter HabitHabitBeliefBelief

SacrificeSacrificeResponsibilityResponsibility

Hard workHard work

DisciplineDisciplineWillpowerWillpower

(Lombardi, 2001)(Lombardi, 2001)

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ReferencesReferences

Goleman, Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R., McKee, A. (2002) D., Boyatzis, R., McKee, A. (2002) Primal Primal Leadership, Leadership, Harvard Business SchoolHarvard Business School..

Gray, R. (2004). Gray, R. (2004). How people work and how you can help How people work and how you can help them to give their bestthem to give their best. Great Britain: Pearson . Great Britain: Pearson Education Limited.Education Limited.

Griffin, L.L. & Butler, J.I. (2005). Griffin, L.L. & Butler, J.I. (2005). Teaching games for Teaching games for understanding: Theory, research, and practice.understanding: Theory, research, and practice. Champaign: Human Kinetics.Champaign: Human Kinetics.

Hinkson, J. (2001). Hinkson, J. (2001). The art of team coaching.The art of team coaching. Canada: Canada: Warwick Publishing Inc.Warwick Publishing Inc.

Lombardi, V. Jr. (2001). Lombardi, V. Jr. (2001). What it takes to be #1: Vince What it takes to be #1: Vince Lombardi on leadershipLombardi on leadership. New York: McGraw-Hill.. New York: McGraw-Hill.

McConnell, R. (2000). McConnell, R. (2000). The successful coach: A practical The successful coach: A practical guide for beginners and experts.guide for beginners and experts. Auckland: Harper Auckland: Harper Collins Publishers.Collins Publishers.

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