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  1. afragoso

    This was a really good overview of leadership in sports. How there can be a large impact on a team due to a style of leadership! These were incredible and insightful examples. While reading about the New Zealand`s rugby team doing the haka dance I pictured the scene in “Remember the Titans where they are singing while completing their pre-game warm up as a team. Granted the rugby team is probably a lot more intimidating.

  2. pmartinez48

    I really liked how you were able to discuss multiple cultures and how their leadership styles all differ. I am somewhat familiar with the Haka because my family lives in Hawaii and my cousins who play soccer and football participate in these rituals. You state that, “The Haka is certainly one of the most inspiring, yet terrifying pre-game rituals in all of sport. It builds comradery between the leaders (the team captains), and the followers (the rest of the players).” This is a really neat thing to see teams do. I would definitely agree that it is very intimidating to see your opponents do. And on the flip side it is something that is very energy building to do as a participant. I also really like how you discuss that you would like to see future studies showing “which types of leadership styles best allow players to respond in a positive manner more frequently. Future studies should also look at how this differs across countries and cultures.” These would all be great studies that someone should research.

  3. cbriseno4

    There is indeed different leadership styles depending on the culture, the sport, and the environment that is at hand. You talked about adaptive leadership and I related to how important it is to be able to adapt to certain situations and be able to lead when there is change. One of the points that you mentioned was the leadership responsibility for sweeping sheds.
    -“Sweeping sheds” it derives from the actual duty of sweeping sheds (changing rooms) after practice… This holds everyone accountable, and the players are very careful about how they treat their locker room because of it”
    I found this to be a good action for leadership because not only does it focus on accountability but it teachers players how to be leaders off of the field. I believe that if they know how to be leaders off of the field and the responsibilities that come with it, it will not only enhance their leadership on the team/field but it will teach them quality characteristics that they can benefit from long after playing. Well written paper!

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