Task 1 – ‘What Makes A Good Leader?’
Describe four qualities, four characteristics and four roles common to effective sports leaders.
To gain a higher grade you must:
Explain the qualities, characteristics and roles. :
Analyse the qualities, characteristics and roles common to effective sports leaders
Four Qualities
Knowledge of rules and laws
e.g.
Sir Alex Ferguson CBE, Manager of Manchester United Football Team since 1986. He is a manager and ex Scottish player and knows the skills required by each player in the team and their position on the pitch. His tenure is the longest of all the current league managers and he has won many awards and records and has been voted Manager of the Year the most times in British football history. As a role model, motivator, trainer etc. he has the reputation of one of the most admired managers in the history of the game and was knighted in 1999 for his services to the game. He also holds the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen.
Sir Alex Fergusion CBE
Knowledge of rules and laws
Role Model
Manager
Trainer
Motivator
Knowledge of sport skills
e.g.
David Beckham presently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer
Previously Manchester United
Preston North End
Real Madrid
AC Milan
England National Team for whom he holds the all-time appearance record for an outfield player
Debut 1992 with Manchester United age 17
Won Premier League six times
FA Cup twice
UEFA Champions League 1999
England Debut 1996 aged 21
Captain 15th November 2000 – 2006 Fifa World Cup finals
Played 58 times
100th cap earned on 26th March 2008
He became all-time outfield player appearance holder on 28th March 2009
115 career appearances
First British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches
Clearly a skilled player someone able to pass his skills on, a good role model, goal orientated, persistent, patient, consistence, committed and attentive.