"We're Following the Leader Wherever He/She May Go"
One of the benefits of participating in sports is being able to develop many different leadership skills. Leadership has been defined as a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal (Dupuis & Bloom, 2006). Certain individuals may earn the respect and support from teammates and naturally come forward into a formal leadership role (Dupuis & Bloom, 2006). This meaning that the coach and teammates may designate the specific individual athlete as the formal team leader usually known as the "team captain". But under many circumstances, leadership is such a big role that one might not be able to carryout alone, therefore sometimes the "team captain" many include more than one athlete. But regardless of whether there is one or three "team captains" it is these individuals that must be effective and he/she or they must be recognized as having the most influence of the behavior of group members......
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