sports psychology x2

Question 1

what is a leader

Answer 1

someone who influences you in achieving your goals

Question 2

what are the two types of leaders

Answer 2

prescribed
emergent

Question 3

what is a prescribed leader

Answer 3

appointed from outside of the group
perhaps from another group or higher authority
often because group want new ideas and to learn new methods

Question 4

emergent leader

Answer 4

leader from within the existing group

Question 5

3 leadership qualities

Answer 5

communicators-get messages across

empathy-listen to others and keep them trying even when gets tough

confidence-can then be spread to other players

Question 6

what are the names of the 3 styles of leadership

Answer 6

autocratic
democratic
lassez faire

Question 7

autocratic leader

Answer 7

leader makes all decisions

dictates instructions to group

concern of leader is to get results and reach targets

plan to win a game, tell players about it and all work to win game

must be in contact with group as if coach not there, they tend to switch off

task orientated style

Question 8

democratic style

Answer 8

coach adopts more sympathetic approach

seek the opinion of the group before making decisions

person-orientated style

group continue to work without coach present

Question 9

laissez faire style

Answer 9

leader does very little and leaves the group to it

manger tells them what they want from them and then goes away to conduct some other businesses, safe that the group will conduct a strong training session themselves

risk-less motivated players will stop working when left alone

Question 10

fielders contingency model of leadership

Answer 10

took into account the situation factor

suggested that autocratic/task orientated style of leadership is best used in two opposite situations e.g
when something is good-favourable situation

when something is bad-less favourable situation

situation between good and bad-moderately favourable situation and suggested that a person orientated/democratic style is best used

Question 11

what happens in a most favourable situation

Answer 11

leader has respect

good support within the group

high levels of motivation

task is clear to team

Question 12

what happens in moderately favourable situation

Answer 12

motivation is moderate
limited support

Question 13

what happens in least favourable situation

Answer 13

little respect for the leader
group has low ability
motivation is low
task is unclear
group members do not support each other