The Athlete Leader Role: Interaction of Gender, Sport Type, and Coaching Style.
Description:
Effective leadership is a concept shown to be important for successful team performance in the fields of business, education, and sport. In sport, the role of the athlete leader has been under-examined and specifically, how coaching behaviors can affect athlete leader behaviors and how various leadership models (e.g., trait, behavioral, situational) relate to the athlete leader role has never been studied. The present study examined how autocratic, democratic, and collaborative coaching styles …
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Date:
December 2006
Creator:
Wildman, Jonathan C. Jr.