LEAD041 CM - Leadership in Sports

Legendary coach John Wooden said, “I believe leadership is largely learned. Whatever leadership skills I possess were learned through listening, observation, study, and then trial and error along the way.” This course examines leadership in sports through analyses of coaches, athletes, and executives. Students will study leadership behavior to determine why certain coaches, athletes, and management teams are successful, measurement of success, the outcomes, barriers to, and social responsibility of successful leadership. Also examined are cases of failed leadership, the behaviors that lead to failure, and whether atonement for a coach, athlete, or organization is possible.

Offered: Each year

Credit: 0.5

Course Number: LEAD041 CM