Assignment 1: Skills, qualities and responsibilities of a successful leader

Homework DATE GIVEN OUT: Thursday 15 th Sept DUE DATE: Wednesday 21 st Sept Make changes to the first 5 pages of your P.E.P Booklet (Feedback has been given on each page, make sure you change ALL sections)

Assessment Criteria P1 - Describe the skills, qualities and responsibilities associated with successful sports leadership, using two examples of successful sports leaders M1 - Explain the skills, qualities and responsibilities associated with successful sports leadership, comparing and contrasting two examples of successful sports leaders D1 - Evaluate the skills and qualities of two contrasting leaders in sport, commenting upon their effectiveness

Skills of a sports leader It’s important for sports leaders to have a variety of skills in order to support participants, keep them safe and provide them with many opportunities to take part in physical activity and sport. TASK 1: Using the information you have gathered over the holidays, create a mind map and select one of the following skills. Define the skill and say how it would be used by a leader in sport.

Sharing Information You must now share the information you have on your own skill and collect information from other pairs on their skill. You have 10 minutes to collect information on ALL of the skills a successful sports leader would need. GO!!!!!!

Skills of a sports leader Using the information you have gained from the mind map, you now need to describe all the skills of a leader and say why they might be needed in sport. For example: “Knowledge would be used in sport to help prevent injury by teaching the correct techniques. It could also be used to help change a game if your team is losing, you could change tactics or style of play to try and win. It is also used when teaching people a sport as if you do not teach that person the correct thing they will think that is the correct thing to do”.

Qualities of a leader Watch the following video and list 3 good and 3 bad qualities of this leader. Remember to think about how these qualities will make a leaders successful z0BU&feature=relmfu

Qualities needed to be a successful leader Appearance Leadership style (autocratic, democratic, laissez faire) Personality Enthusiasm Motivation Humour Confidence

Example answer for ‘qualities of a sports leader’ You must say why its important for a sports leader to have all of the qualities discussed on the previous slide. For Example: “Looking clean and tidy as well as prepared for a sporting activity is an important part of a leaders appearance. In order to gain respect and show professionalism, it is vital that the correct clothing is worn. Also, in order to physically demonstrate tactics or techniques, the correct clothing and suitable accessories must be worn / used in order to carry this task out safely”.

Homework DATE GIVEN OUT: Thursday 29 th September DUE DATE: Wednesday 5 th October Make changes to the next 5 pages of your P.E.P Booklet (Feedback has been given on each page, make sure you change ALL sections)

Responsibilities that a successful leader must have Is a leader responsible if

Responsibilities of a leader Professional Conduct Health and Safety Insurance Child Protection Legal Obligations Equality Rules and Regulations Ethics and Values

Responsibilities of a leader TASK: Match the responsibilities with the statements (10 mins). In order to ensure you understand write another example next to each responsibility and explain why it’s importance.

Example answer for ‘responsibilities of a sports leader’ You must say why its important for a sports leader to have all of the responsibilities discussed on the previous slide. For Example: “It’s important for leaders to conduct themselves professionally in order to show players and spectators they care about the team. It also sets a good example for younger player who may look up to the leader. As a leader you are responsible for your team and not behaving professionally can damage your own and the team’s reputation.

P1 - Describe the skills, qualities and responsibilities associated with successful sports leadership, using two examples of successful sports leaders M1 - Explain the skills, qualities and responsibilities associated with successful sports leadership, comparing and contrasting two examples of successful sports leaders D1 - Evaluate the skills and qualities of two contrasting leaders in sport, commenting upon their effectiveness DUE IN: Wednesday 5 th October