NFHS Captains Course

You don't have to be a captain to be a leader.

• True

• False

Leaders are made, they are not born.

• True

• False

Do you view your self as a leader? Why or why not?

What events or experiences helped you understand what a leader could be?

What is your definition of leadership?

The course definition of leadership is

• Be where you are supposed to be when you're supposed to be there doing what you're supposed to do

• Leading other people

• Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.

To be an effective leader you need to know....

• know all the answers to every situation

• Who you are as a person, athlete and a student and what your values are and what your weaknesses are

• money and power

What do you think are the characteristics of a successful leader?

To be an effective leader you need to know who you are leading.

• True

• False

Describe two people on our team and how you may need to act and communicate differently with them as a team leader: