School sports is an exciting, competitive and rewarding area of life. While you re at school learning so much more about life, things can often get extremely dull, don t I know it!
School sports offer an excellent way to make new friends, rise in the social ranks, get to know more people and also to develop even closer bonds with your friends, which is so damn vital in schools these days, especially at the high school level.
Now there are many different sports in which you may wish to become a leader and the tips I am about to share with you will apply to practically all of them. There may be some quirky sports in which the dynamics of the game structure and perhaps the lack of a team may mean that my tips can t apply directly to your situation, but I am confident that you will still be able to apply the advice in one way or another to improve your leadership position within a school sports team.
So, what are the benefits of being a leader of a sports team? Why is it worth your while to use the following advice to become a leadership figure? Won t it involve alot mroe effort, worry and time spent? Here are the benefits:
*The great feeling of being popular.
*The abililty to call on others for favours to help you out when you re in trouble.
*Being able to grab the attention of potential girl/boyfriends far better.
*Experiencing the boost in confidence that comes with being a leader.
That is to name just a few of the many advantages to being the leader of the pack, and not one of the sheep.
Sports Leadership Tip 1: Don t be afraid to stand out with confidence.
Everyone inadvertantly stands out through decisions they make, such as which clothes to buy, or which events to attend, or how to react to situations but only those who react in their own way with strength and confidence in their actions, attract respect from others. What s fantastic about this tip is that it doesn t really matter whether your decision was an amazing one or not. Simply the fact that you did something different and stood by it proves that you have the leadership quality of being able to stand out. This isn t to say that good judgement is also a necessary and important quality though!
Sports Leadership Tip 2: Work on your own skills in your own time.
You will need to be very competant at a sport to be able to be the team leader. You however DO NOT have to be the best on your team. As long as you have a SOLID set of skills, you are able to be a captain. Goal Keepers in soccer are often team captains, even though their soccer skills obviously won t be the same as the rest of the team.
Sports Leadership Tip 3: Show a positive attitude.
At the end of the day team leaders do not exist to simply give a frank, accurate and grim outlook on the team events. Instead, the team leader s role is to see opportunities where others would not, and seize them to lead a team to victory. Not only will this lift morale, but it will also give your sports team an important competitive edge.
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