Name / Teacher / Hand-out Date
Amber Kingsley / Mr Godfree / 22/03/12

Assignment 1 - Skills, Qualities and Responsibilities of Sports Leaders

Scenario:

You are assisting a sports coach at your local club and gaining valuable experience from observing established coaches in action. Produce promotional material for sports leadership using examples to promote the skills, qualities and responsibilities required.

Grading Criteria Attempt:
Date: / Attempt 1 / Attempt 2 / Attempt 3
P1 / In Progress / /
M1 / /
D1 / In progress

CURRENT/FINAL GRADE

/ Fail / MERIT

Notice to Candidate

The work you submit for assessment must be your own. If you copy from someone else or allow another candidate to copy from you, or if you cheat in any other way, you may be disqualified from at least the subject concerned.

Declaration by candidate: I have read and understood the Notice to Candidate (above). I have produced the attached work without any help apart from that which has been stated on this sheet.

SIGNED: DATE:

Task:

…….promote and encourage more people to become involved in leading sports and physical activities. Ensure you include the following:-

1.The attributes of sports leadership that can be split into three main aspects: skills, qualities and responsibilities.

Describe:

  1. the skills that are needed to be a successful sports leader (P1a)

The skills that are needed to be successful sports leader are being able to know the basics of the sport you are teaching[PCSC1]. How to structure[PCSC2] the activities session that you are planning, so the children are organised and are always on task but also enjoying themselves[AU3]. You have to have good communication skills so that whoever your teaching understands what you are saying.

  1. the qualities that a sports leader should have (P1b)[PCSC4]

The qualities that a sports leader should have are, make sure you use different leadership sports so it’s not the same boring games otherwise the audience you teach will get bored and not listen. You have to be motivated and enthusiastic to teach any audience otherwise they can get very bored and they won’t enjoy what you are teaching because it doesn’t seem like the teacher can be bothered to teach the lesson.

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  1. the areas/procedures that a sports leader is responsible for (P1c)[PCSC5]

The areas that a sports leader are responsible for; they have to make sure that the audience they are teaching are protected especially if they are teaching little children who are vulnerable. Also making sure you have the correct insurance in case someone gets injured. Rules and regulations have to be in place so you can set everything up.

2.Now that you have identified what makes a successful Sports Leader, name several sports leaders that demonstrate these aspects well.

I would say that dame Kelly Holmes is a very good sports leader she has all the quality, which makes a sports leader. Such as confidence, good communication. Another successful sports leader would be David beck ham was a very good captain for England and he is a very good role model, he has very good confidence and he is very good at teacher younger children.

(P1d)[PCSC6]

P1 ACHIEVED? / Y[AU7] / N[PCSC8]

In order to achieve a MERIT grade, in addition to the requirements for a Pass you need to:

  1. Now go back to your ‘PASS’ answers and Explain the three main aspects associated with successful sports leadership:

a)the skills that are needed and suggest why they are necessary[PCSC9]

1a) one skill that is needed is to be a good communicator in sports leaderships. This is needed to because you need to be able to motivate your team by having a team talk. Throughout the game when being a good sports leader you need to be able to help and give guidance or instructions on how to be successful. 1b)another important skill that is needed is to be knowledgeable about the sport that you have chosen to playand teach. This is important because players will respect what you are teaching them and talking about because you will be able to demonstrate the knowledge of the game. 1c)another good skill that a good sports leader needs is be able to work with your ability and not make sure that they don’t make the sport you are doing to easy or too hard because this isn’t a very good sports leader and some young adult may struggle with sports.

b)The qualities that a sports leader should have and why these are important

1a) one quality that a sports leader should have is confidence because they need to be able to talk out loud to a lot of mixed ages and be confident in what they are saying so the people they are talking to feel like they can be confident too. 1b) Another quality that makes a good sports leader is having a good relationship with all that he/she teaches so that they get on and enjoy the sport they are being teached, because this will help them work will all types of abilities if they are good at having good relationships with the people who they are teaching and they will also respect each other. 1c) one last good pointer for good qualities on a sports leader is that they treat everyone equally and respect [PCSC10]each other correctly because then whoever they are working with will treat them with as much respect but if the leader didn’t treat the person equally then who they are working with won’t treat them with very good respect.

Areas/procedures that a sports leader is responsible for and gives reasons why he/she should be responsible for these aspects of leadership:

1a) Responsibilities one responsibility of a good sports leader is to make sure that the health and safety rules are followed to a high standard as they are very important. If everyone is safe then a lesson will go with the flow. 1b) Also an important responsibility is to make sure all the equipment is in the right place and used safety so all is well. This is important because it shows good leadership skills and shows that the coach is taking charge of the lesson. 1c) the sports leader also has a responsibility of making sure everyone is ok and happy with that they are doing because then the students will feel more confident and it ease with their sports leader and it helps the students to learn and interact more with the lesson.

Task Three (Merit)(M1d) Add pictures to support your answers

Name two successful Sports leaders

You need to list the aspects of their skills, qualities and responsibilities which are different. For example, it may be they have different leadership styles, communicate with others differently or share different values.

You will need to add pictures of the two leaders it may be helpful to put the information in a table which will help you to compare the two leaders successfully.

An Example is shown Below

KNOWLEDGE
COACH CARTER / MR SUGDEN
E.g. Coach Carter was teaching basketball which he knew a lot about from his previous playing experience he showed during his coaching sessions that he could demonstrate parts of the game. / e.gMr Sugden claimed to know a lot about football but didn’t actually teach the group anything as he played a big game in which he took part. He also was biased as when he missed a penalty he made up a rule to retake it! Not good knowledge.
Coach carter had good leadership skills but somewhere not so good because he was too forceful especially when he was sorting out the child and he pushed up against the wall. He had good motivation skills even if he was shouting it makes the people carry on and become more confident. He also was good when he said’ I can make you winners’ if you just try and listen to me. Also when he gave them respect when he was calling them sir, this is good because this normally means that they give you respect back which is a really good quality of a sports leader[PCSC11]. He had no time for anyone messing around , which is good because people that mess around ruin the sport you are playing so this is a another good quality of a sports leader. He seems very experienced in sports area as he knows what sort of training to do in basketball shown in the short clip that we watch when he told them to do suicide across the court for a whole hour.

Skills

  • Knowledge about the sport
  • Organising
  • Experience

Qualities

  • Motivating
  • Positive attitude
  • Discipline
Responsibilities
  • Health and safety
  • Follow rules and regulations
/ Mr Sugden wasn’t a very good sports leader because he claimed he knew too much about the sport and when he did he came across as rather cocky which a good sports leader shouldn’t do, because this could make the people they are teaching feel really uncomfortable in the lesson.[PCSC12] He didn’t use his knowledge that he said he had to teach any of the boys he just told them to play a game of football and then he took part in the game. He also made all the boys feel really uncomfortable because he hit them and pushed them when they was in the way so this is classed as not a very good sports leader because you are not allowed to push students over. He also made up rules as he went along in the game, for example when he missed the penalty and then he made up a rule saying that he could retake it when he should have known that he can’t if he knew the sport well enough, this shows poor knowledge of the sport making him a bad sports leader.

Skills

  • It is difficult to see what skills and qualities Mr Sugden has because in the video clip we watched he seemed pretty much making the rules up on the spot and didn’t have many good skills a leader needs.

Qualities

  • Mr sugden doesn’t have any good qualities such as motivating or positive attitude because in the video clip he just shouted at them all telling them what to do which he shouldn’t shout because it makes them feel uncomfortable.
Responsibilities
  • Health and safety
  • Follow rules and regulations

M1 ACHIEVED? / Y[PCSC13] / N

In order to achieve a DISTINCTION grade, in addition to the requirements for a Pass and Merit you need to:

1.Name and evaluate the skills and qualities of contrasting leaders in sport. You will need to make judgements on the positives and negatives of their differing skills and qualities and also comment on the effectiveness of these in making them successful leaders or not.

(D1a)

COMPLETE BELOW

David beck ham is a very good leader, he has very good skills. He knows the basics knowledge of the sport. David beck ham is very good at structuring lessons so that the people he would be teaching would be organised and know what they have to do. He has very good communication skills, this will make it easier for whoever he is teaching to understand and listen. David beck ham has many qualities he is very enthuastic and will motivate whoever he is teaching to help them find the confidence and enjoy the sports he is teaching them his famous sport would be football. So if he was teaching football he would have to be very fair with the rules and regulations when playing football. This makes David beck ham a very good leader for sport.

Fabio Capello isn’t a very good leader compared to David beck ham he doesn’t have very good communication skills for example when he was the manager of the England team he was Italian and this was not successful because of the lack of fluent English. One thing that’s good about Capello is that he did have some experience with playing football games. He played over 300 games for AC Milan. Also he can speak English, Italian and Spanish. But compared to David beck ham he isn’t very good because he doesn’t give people a chance to speak and give their opinion. He doesn’t have many qualities apart from that he is enthuastic and motivating but he can get quite aggressive at time because people don’t understand him.

Overall I think that David beckham is a better leader because he has better qualities and skills than Fabio Capello.

D1 ACHIEVED? / Y / N[AU14]
FEEDBACK
Well done Amber you have spent time on this assignment.
You just need to review the very first box of PASS as you have a responsibility in the skills section.
Your MERIT section is well explained which shows your understanding on the section.
For DISTINCTION you need to name and evaluate the skills and qualities of contrasting leaders in sport. You will need to make judgements on the positives and negatives of their differing skills and qualities and also comment on the effectiveness of these in making them successful leaders or not.
TIP: Think about Mr Sugden and Coach Carter as these are 2 contrasting leaders.
FEEDBACK 2
PASS criteria hit.
For DISTINCTION you have a sentence or 2 to add that explains what roles Beckham has done as a result of him being a good leader.

[PCSC1]This is known as subject knowledge.

[PCSC2]Organisational skills.

[AU3]MRG 29/5/12

[PCSC4]MRG 29/5/12

[PCSC5]Good that you highlight the health & safety aspects, MRG 29/5/12

[PCSC6]You say WHY these are examples of good leaders, MRG 29/5/12

[AU7]MRG 29/5/12

[PCSC8]Amber just review the first box P1a read my comment think you need to move one to responsibilities.

[PCSC9]Well explained and presented, MRG 29/5/12

[PCSC10]Very important quality to have as a coach, MRG 29/5/12

[PCSC11]Good explanation, MRG 29/5/12

[PCSC12]Well done you have explained your answer which shows your understanding, MRG 29/5/12

[PCSC13]MRG 29/5/12

[AU14]You are nearly there. Just explain that because of David Beckham’s leadership skills he has captained England and is now a Sports Ambassador for the country. This is also a RESPONSIBILITY.