Week 3

Question 1

What is the main theme that all leadership definitions include

Answer 1

-influencing people toward something

Question 2

Who is most of the leadership research focused on

Answer 2

-coaches

Question 3

Who should be integrated into leadership research

Answer 3

-athlete leaders

Question 4

Definition of an athlete leader

Answer 4

-an athlete occupying a formal or informal role within a team, who influences a group of team members to achieve a common goal

Question 5

What are the different ways that leaders can be differentiated/categorized

Answer 5

-roles
-formality
-traits/attributes/behaviours

Question 6

What is categorized as the role of a leader

Answer 6

-2 major responsibilities

Question 7

What are the major responsibilities of a leader

Answer 7

-to the task (instrumental)
-to the suboordinates (expressive)

Question 8

Which of the role responsibilities are more important in a leader

Answer 8

-need to have a combination of both

Question 9

What are the 3 main roles that Lougheed proposed

Answer 9

-task leaders
-social leaders
-external leaders

Question 10

What type of informal leaders are there

Answer 10

-non-verbal
-verbal

Question 11

Non-verbal informal leader

Answer 11

-leads by example, hard work and dedication

Question 12

Verbal informal leader

Answer 12

-leads on and off field verbally

Question 13

What are the 4 categories of roles as defined by Fransen

Answer 13

-task leader
-motivational leader
-social leader
-external leader

Question 14

What types of roles fall into “on field”

Answer 14

-task leader
-motivational leader

Question 15

What types of roles fall into “off field”

Answer 15

-social leader
-external leader

Question 16

Task leader definition

Answer 16

-in charge on the field
-helps team focus on goals and in tactical decision making
-gives advice during games and adjusts them

Question 17

Motivational leader definition

Answer 17

-biggest motivator on field
-encourages teammates
-puts fresh heart into players who are discouraged

Question 18

Social leader definition

Answer 18

-promotes good relations with team
-cares for a good team atmosphere
-assists with conflict besides the field

Question 19

External leader definition

Answer 19

-link between team and people outside
-representative of team towards club management
-communication with media or sponsors

Question 20

What increases when a team has all roles present

Answer 20

-higher confidence, identity and final ranking

Question 21

What percent of athlete leaders often fulfill all types of roles

Answer 21

-only 2%

Question 22

What are the different types of formality of a leader

Answer 22

-formal
-informal

Question 23

Formal leader definition

Answer 23

-prescribed or awarded

Question 24

Informal leader definition

Answer 24

-emerge based on interactions between teammates and the demands of a task

Question 25

What are informal leaders formed through

Answer 25

-a feedback cycle -if people listen to you, you will continue to speak out

Question 26

What is the ideal percentage of formal leaders for a team

Answer 26

-19%

Question 27

What is the ideal percentage of informal leaders for a team

Answer 27

-66%

Question 28

What are examples of traits of a good leader

Answer 28

-dominant -ambitious -competitive -responsible

Question 29

What are different categories of traits

Answer 29

-instrumentality -expressive

Question 30

Instrumentality traits

Answer 30

-independent -persistent -confident

Question 31

Expressive traits

Answer 31

-emotional -empathetic -helpful

Question 32

What are examples of good attributes of a leader

Answer 32

-age -team tenure -popularity -good rapport -skill level

Question 33

What are different categories of behaviours

Answer 33

-task based -role modeling -social based

Question 34

Task based

Answer 34

-communication

Question 35

Role modeling

Answer 35

-work ethic -controlling emotions

Question 36

Social based

Answer 36

-empathy -caring -trustworthiness

Question 37

What is identity leadership

Answer 37

-demonstrating what it means to be a model athlete

Question 38

What is included in identity leadership

Answer 38

-created -embodied -advanced -embedded

Question 39

Created

Answer 39

-establishing and demonstrating what it means to be a "good teammate"

Question 40

Embodied

Answer 40

-acted in ways that reinforced being a "good teammate"

Question 41

Advanced

Answer 41

-prioritized team interests -support teammates, contribute to harmony, involve all

Question 42

Embedded

Answer 42

-reinforce and encourage a shared identity of "us"

Question 43

Summary of someone who creates, embodies, advances, embedds

Answer 43

-someone who "is", "acts", and "promotes"

Question 44

What happens on a team when there is good athlete leadership

Answer 44

-satisfaction -cohesion -performance -team confidence -team resilience -less conflict

Question 45

What are athlete leaders more recently being described as

Answer 45

-cultural architects

Question 46

What is a cultural architect

Answer 46

-set the tone for how people feel in a group -characteristics and behaviours impact the team environment

Question 47

How to develop good athlete leaders

Answer 47

-intervention programs

Question 48

What was the intervention that Gould et al created

Answer 48

-captain development program for high school athletes using workshop approach

Question 49

What were the themes of the Gould et al intervention

Answer 49

-what you need to know as a leader -handling common team problems -getting your questions answered

Question 50

What were some of the things the athletes learned in the Gould et al intervention

Answer 50

-role as a team captain -effective communication -team motivation -team building and cohesion -handling tough team situations -recommendations from captains and coaches -using what they learned

Question 51

What was the intervention that Voight created

Answer 51

-leadership development program for NCAA div 1 volleyball teams

Question 52

What did they do in the Voight intervention

Answer 52

-team 1 had co-captains and an "apprentice" -team 2 had a captain and two assistants

Question 53

Objectives of Voight intervention

Answer 53

-help team get back to final 4 -improve team communication and functioning -assist in leading team on day-to-day basis -personal leadership development of captain groups

Question 54

What is the most impactful component of an athlete leader

Answer 54

-a persons demonstrated behaviours