This athletic team own head coaches, assistant coaches, and team captains must be able to apply one of the leadership theories, that they use” turn to the study of behaviors, motivation, and how to match leaders with followers in particular contexts.” (Weiss, 2015, pg. 50) In other words as the great Lou Holtz once said “Successful people will always tell you can do something. It's the individuals who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.” (Holtz, 2011) So just like the military always selected the strong member to lead a unit or a team an athletic team in a way has the same concept but sometimes they do it differently. They have the what is called the “Team Nominates - Coach …show more content…
In other words, they need a leader (player) who’s followers are receptive like a “charismatic leader who can draw and influence members through the sheer force and magnetism of his or her personality, rather than through a position or organization.” (Weiss, 2015, pg. 126-127) Additionally, you needed a “charismatic leader who has also been called “impression managers” and described as visionaries who have a strong desire for power.” (Weiss, 2015, pg. 126-127) But in this case, the leader's influence and power that they are using for proper use, for example, the influence that “Seahawks All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman” (2016) can have on his team will help them once the season starts all over again. His concept of power is that the “most important part of the offseason is healing, he says: "You've got to combat the rigor of the season with calmness and relaxation. It's important for people to get away from the game."(2016) This makes real sense since you should take the time to let your body heal during the off season this way you can help your athletic team once the season starts up again. Not only that it will give you some time to spend with your family because as we all know once the season starts all over again …show more content…
In other words, this would be the role of the head coach in football who can use the “transactional and transformational to go further by their characteristics and styles of a leader who not only effectively manage people, but those who also embody the larger vision.” (Weiss, 2015, pg. 101) For example, Vince Lombardi when he became the “head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers” (O’Brien, 2017) he effectively managed his football player and had them believe in his leadership. This was made possible because of Lombardi leadership style of “weeding out the weak players, and his tough but fair coaching style got the team into great shape, physically and mentally. His quest for excellence once led him to say, “Winning isn’t everything. It is the only thing.” (O’Brien, 2017) Not only did Lombardi player believe in him they could win, but they were also able to win Super Bowl I and II under his