Leading a Sports Activity - Assignment 1

Nobody has completed this task yet. If you have finished your work for the moderation of the previous 2 units, you should now do this:

Scenario:

You are working in a small, but developing, coaching company. You have contacted a local newspaper to discuss how to develop interest in volunteering in sports leadership. The editor has asked you to write an article that explores the requirements of becoming a successful sports leader, using examples of successful sports leaders to demonstrate attributes and responsibilities required.

What it takes to be a sports leader:

Carry out research into successful sports leaders using textbooks, the internet and journals. You may also consider sports leaders who have led sporting events that you have taken part in and/or sports leaders who coach professional or national sports teams.

Prepare an article for the newspaper about the attributes and responsibilities of sports leaders.

Within the feature you should compare and contrast the attributes of two successful sports leaders.  

To help you, below are the responsibilities and attributes you need to apply to the sports leaders that you use:

Attributes:

● Skills (communication, organisation of equipment, knowledge)

● Advanced skills (activity structure, target setting, use of language, evaluation)

● Qualities (appearance, enthusiasm, confidence)

● Additional qualities (leadership style, motivation, humour, personality).

Responsibilities:

● Core responsibilities (professional conduct, health and safety, equality)

● Wider responsibilities (insurance, child protection, legal obligations, ethics and

values, rules and regulations).

All of the information that you need for the different attributes and responsibilities can be found on this link:

http://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/feandvocational/sportsstudies/btec/btecfirstsport2006/samples/samplematerial/btecfirstsport2eunit5_pg193-206.pdf

Try to give examples of how the sports leaders you have selected, demonstrate the different attributes and responsibilities.