... Coach Carter 1) Describe the portrayed leader. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the leader? Answer: Coach Carter is a great man who accepted an offer from Richmond High School as the basketball coach based on not only his own interest, but more interest of the basketball players’ future. As a former basketball player, he knew that the current educational system would lead the basketball players to no future, so he didn’t only pay attention on improving players’ basketball skills, but also focused on players’ academics. Under his coaching, Richmond basketball players not only improved their basketball skills, but also achieved high on academics. He was a strong leadership with great expert power and also knew how to use his power to achieve goals. However, he also showed up his weakness in the film. He almost gave up on the team because of a conflict. 2) Utilizing information you have learned about leadership from your text, explain how a key leadership model, theory or approach is illustrated in the film. Answer: Coach Carter showed more than one leadership styles in the movie, and his key leadership is transformational leadership. As the textbook states: a transformational leadership inspires followers to transcend their own self-interests for the good of the organization and is capable of having a profound and extraordinary effect on their followers. They pay attention to the concerns and developmental needs of individual...
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...University Leadership Styles and Development LDR 600 Dr. Erick Aguilar July 15, 2014 Knight and Krzyzewski Case Study– Week 2 “Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal (Northouse, 2013).” It’s a series of decisions, actions and beliefs that are intertwined with a number of other things. This paper will examine the unique leadership approaches of two very prominent basketball coaches who have become legends on and off the basketball court; Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Indiana University’s Coach Bobby Knight. Coach Krzyzewski’s Leadership Approach Coach Krzyzewski was an excellent basketball player. Basketball Hall of Fame recipient in 2001. He gained great notoriety not only as a coach but as a basketball player as well. In reviewing the article from the Harvard Business School regarding Coach Krzyzewski, it is quite evident that his leadership encompassed positive reinforcement for his players. He was quoted as saying, “I don’t want to be a manager or a dictator. I want to be a leader – and leadership is ongoing, adjustable, flexible, and dynamic. As such, leaders have to maintain a certain amount of discretion” (Krzyzewski, 2000). He respected his players and cultivated trust and respect amongst the team. He truly cared for his players and their well-being. Coach Knight’s Leadership Approach Coach Knight played basketball for Ohio State and also served as a basketball mentor. He was...
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...Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches John Bentley Grand Canyon University Leadership Styles and Development LDR-600 Armando Sotero February 27, 2013 Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches It was the best of basketball and it was the best of basketball or was it. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the leadership styles of two successful NCAA basketball coaches: Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski. First, the paper will identify the leadership perspective of each coach. Leadership Perspectives Coach Knight and Coach K were at the center of and embodied the will of their teams. Northouse (2010) described this as a process between the leader and followers…leaders affect followers and vice a versa. Coach night devised a system he expected the team to follow. He said to the players, “Follow our rules, do exactly what I tell you and you will not lose (Snook, Perlow, & Delacey, 2005).” In a similar fashion, Coach K taught discipline too. He invested heavily in drills and skills while focusing on the needs of each player…helping players become a team. Interesting enough they both had one rule to follow…don’t do anything that will harm the team (Snook, Perlow, & Delacey, 2005). Besides a leadership process, each coach used personality to influence team results (Northouse, 2010; “How does“, 2007). Coach Knight’s demanding behavior, meticulous plans and expecting perfection from players is evidence of a conscientiousness personality...
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...Gkornean Grand Canyon University: LRD 600-0500: Leadership Styles and Development Dr. Terri Trent September 2, 2015 “Coach K: A Matter of the Heart” & "Coach Knight: A Will to Win” Overview This paper provides a leadership styles and skills analysis of two cases that separately discussed the professional careers of two leaders involved in similar kinds of activities. It presents two coaches – Coach K and Coach Knight - as achievers but distinguishes them in terms of the methodology used. This paper recognizes similar leadership attributes of these two leaders and distinguishes one from another in terms of their leadership style. It identifies Coach K more as a leader than Coach Knight whose attributes were more managerial. Leadership Skills Coach K was an efficient and successful leader who demonstrated excellent leadership skills as he led the Duke Basketball Team to becoming one of the most successful college basketball teams in America’s history (DeLacey, Perlow & Snook, 2005). His success can be attributed to the following leadership skills: competencies, individual attributes, and leadership outcomes, technical, human and conceptual skills. Similarly, Coach Knight was a very successful basketball coach at Indiana University and Texas Tech. According to DeLacey, Perlow & Snook (2005), he earned for himself one of the most enviable records in college basketball history and his success can be attributed to his leadership or managerial skills such as technical, conceptual...
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...Bobby Knight is an American college basketball coach. He has the most coaching victories in NCAA men's basketball history. His 1975–76 Indiana University team had a perfect 32–0 record and went on to win the NCAA championship. He was the coach for the U.S. men's basketball team in 1984 and led them to Olympic gold. His temper was legendary and in 2000 he was fired from Indiana. (Bobby Knight Biography, 2012) Duke's Mike Krzyzewski is known as "Coach K”. He is known as “Coach K” to friends and admirers because "Krzyzewski" is hard to say and spell. He has the most notable record in college basketball. He has four national championships and has more wins than any other active men's basketball coach. Only Bobby Knight, who was his mentor from West Point, has more wins. (Zegers, n.d.) They are two of the most successful basketball in history. They share leadership styles, yet these styles are very different. Bobby Knight is an in your face type of coach. He uses fear and leads by using rewards and punishments. He uses tight supervision and control. Coach K believes in empowering his players and sets high goals and maintains standards. He leads with respect. He leads through personal power of being referent. Both coaches are passionate, disciplined, and competent in their jobs as a coach and care a lot for the players both on and off the court. They both motivate the players. Coach K uses social intellect, is open and agreeable. The leadership style of Bonny Knight is more inline...
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...of the Association “Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.” This quote is from the best basketball player in the world, Michael Jordan. I kept this quote in my mind while I did my 30 day challenge. It took me many days to think of what to do for my 30 day challenge, I changed my mind many different times. When I finally thought of something that I was actually excited about, I stuck with it and decided to do it. For the 30 days I am going to play basketball every day, so I can try and improve my basketball skills. I am not only going to work on just shooting; I am also going to work on my athletic ability, jumping, passing, leadership, foul shots, and shooting. For the 30 days I will be trying many activities to improve the areas I have just listed. My research question will be: In 30 days can I improve my athletic ability, jumping, passing, leadership, foul shots, and over all shooting? I will try to improve my skills over the next 30 days by doing many things that I have done my research on and found drills and practices. While I try and improve my overall basketball skills I will also improve my overall health but I will not record it because that is not my main goal. Playing basketball for 30 days will not be hard for me because I use to play basketball every day when I was in high school however when I came to Ball State I have maybe played three times all year. I have played basketball for most of my life and I want to get back into the routine. For many people going to...
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...Hoosiers (1987) Poster Hoosiers, 1986 Hoosiers follows Norman Dale, the new high school basketball coach and teacher at the small Hickory High in Indiana. He arrives in the town with a spotted past and over a decade out of the game. In addition, the townspeople don't trust him, the teams best player is not playing, and his small team is overmatched. His players initially do not listen to his instruction, and two walk out on the first day leaving him with only five players, one of which was the equipment manager. This poor start causes the town to try to fire him. His job is saved when star player Jimmy Chitwood decides to play again on the condition that Dale stays. The team comes together to progress through the state tournament and win the 1952 Indiana State Championship. Along the way Dale develops a relationship with a fellow teacher and helps a former player, now an alcoholic, sober up and get back involved in the game and his sons life. Based on the true story of the 1954 Indiana State Champion Milan High School basketball team. Lessons Learned Hoosiers can illustrate the importance of perseverance and focusing on a goal. Norman Dale comes to Hickory with a troubled past, being banned by the NCAA and New York High School basketball for an altercation with a player. In addition the town is not very supportive of him and his coaching style. They in fact are so adamantly opposed to him that they try to fire him in a town hall meeting. Despite the initial...
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...Bess 1 Bess 1 Interview Material The vocation I would one-day love to have is to be a “big time” women’s college basketball coach. Even if I do not become “big time,” and I am just a regular coach that is also fine with me, because Proverbs 22:1 says, “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.” Ron Greene was the first guest speaker that we had the opportunity to hear speak in class. He is a very well known and accomplished non-profit executive with an extensive record in helping children grow into what they aspire to be. He provides leadership, management and direction to boys and girls club organizations in completing its tasks of developing children into positive, productive, open-minded, and responsible adult citizens. Ron Greene’s overall goal if nothing else is to impact lives of people positively and that is also the goal I have set forth for myself in pursuing this career. As long as I am able to impact lives positively through my coaching, that will make it all worthwhile. I interviewed Morris Brandon who is my former AAU coach, who is now an assistant coach at Virginia Union University. He has coached many basketball teams, on all different levels, starting from Boys and Girls Clubs all the way up to the college level. He enjoys this job to the fullest because it allows him to impact lives positively, and he also gets to be around the game that he loves....
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...Jackson As Coach Ken Carter Rob Brown As Kenyon Stone Robert Ri'chard As Damien Carter Rick Gonzalez As Timo Cruz Nana Gbewonyo As Junior Battle Antwon Tanner As Worm Channing Tatum As Jason Lyle Ashanti As Kyra Texas Battle As Maddux Denise Dowse As Principal Garrison A. INTRODUCTION The movie told us all about Ken Carter, who accepted a job as the coach of the basketball team at his alma mater where he holds a ground breaking record playing basketball as a college student, he was saddled with the responsibility of reviving a failing team on a losing streak with major issue of lack of discipline amongst the players who are teenagers engulfed in the...
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...Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches Rhodeanny31 Grand Canyon University: LDR-600-0101 September 23, 2014 Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches Intelligence, self-confidence, and determination are the leadership perspectives that have exhibited in both Coach Bob Knight and Coach Mike Krzyzewski (known as Coach K.). Coach Knight is known as the winningest coach in NCAA men’s basketball until Duke’s Coach Krzyzewski exceeded his spot. Coach Krzyzewski played under Coach Knight when they were both at West Point and he was a graduate assistant at Indiana University under Coach Knight (Snook, Perlow, & Delacey, 2005). Coach Knight and Coach K. are very successfully college basketball coaches who has different leadership styles of pursuing and producing a competitive goal of winners. Power Bases Relied Upon Coach Knight’s power bases are relied with a tight controlling type categorized by societal detachment between him and the basketball players he coaches. His leadership role consist of discipline and intimidation, sometimes goes too far. Coach Knight’s position of power is high reflected by his regular abuse of verbal and physical punishment. Based on his regular outburst of anger when he was “under stress”, he reverted to less developed ways learning in early developments (Northouse, 2004). Coach Knight emotional capabilities consist of high self-awareness, low self-regulation, high motivation, low empathy, and low social skills...
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...Disregarding student athletes’ aspirations, in a recent NCAA report, only 19.1 percent of men’s basketball players play professionally, with only 1.1 percent of those playing in the National Basketball...
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...assistant coaches, Wooden on Leadership details the techniques of John Wooden, former UCLA Bruins basketball coach whose leadership guided the Bruins to a remarkable 10 national titles in 12 years. The book begins with a discussion of Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success” – his 15 building blocks for leadership. Even Wooden’s definition of success is refreshing and unique: “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” Unlike most leadership texts that are highly academic and contain a few “nuggets” that must be diligently mined, this book provides page after page of real-world examples of leadership through the eyes of a coach – or a “teacher,” as Wooden prefers to call himself. Each example is shared through basketball coaching experiences, but carefully applied back to everyday life and business. Wooden discusses the importance of budgeting every minute of practice time, setting his players’ sights on personal improvement rather than victories, and choosing hard-working team players rather than the most talented athletes. Taught to spurn emotion and never focus on the scoreboard, Wooden’s players concentrated on squeezing every ounce of ability out of themselves through conditioning, fundamentals, and team unity. Anyone who has seen a “March Madness” game recently can testify that most modern-day coaches could learn a lot from the values-driven leadership style of Wooden. Perhaps...
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...October 2015 Basketball Coaching There are many kinds of basketball coaches, there are good ones and there are bad ones. The way that the team you are coaching plays all determines which one the coach turns out to be. A basketball team is either a well-oiled machine or they are dysfunctional. It is all up to the coach and how they teach them to determine if the team will be a good one or not. A basketball coach has many jobs that they do while coaching the team. They have to make drills, order uniforms, make sure everyone has rides to and from games, make sure that the team works well together, and make sure the team has enough players. The coach also has to make sure that they plays are executed right and that every team member knows what position they play and how to play that position properly. The coach is constantly doing everything they can for the team, the coach devotes their life to the team that is being coached. There are three main topics of focus for this paper, they are; sports related injuries, how to properly motivate the team and better them as a team and individuals, and bullying in the sport. First, there are a lot of sports related injuries that occur when playing basketball. The most common is an ankle injury, it can be injured in the muscles, the tendons, or the joints. “Muscle strength and balance around the lower limb joints may play an important role for performance and injury prevention in basketball” (Gerodimos 1). When coaching a basketball team, the...
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...The unique aspect when it comes to Duke’s men basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski is that not only is the man a superior basketball genius on the hardwood, but also a special man off the court that’s truly an inspirational coaching leader in every way. The man fills his players year after year with a multitude of knowledge about the sport he loves, and also the importance of playing like a team. However, Coach K is not just worried about how his Duke Blue Devils play on the court; he cares more about being that role model his players can look up to. The man is a leadership guru and exemplifies every part of the Coaching leadership style that we selected. Coach K’s leadership behavior and traits goes hand and hand with the qualities of a great coach. He is the textbook example of a special type of coach and leader. He listens closely to his players and treats them with the utmost respect. His players view him as a second Dad and give it their all for him by always competing on the court. Ex Duke player Jason Williams said this about his former coach, “It’s a dream to play for a guy like that — a guy who’s just a rock, who believes in you every second you’re on the court. I love Coach K. I’d run through a brick wall for him” (1). To continue, Coach K knew how to push all the right buttons and lead by example which is exactly why he is a superb coach. He has a strong desire to use the game of basketball to mold his players into men, and to not just focus on winning. His principles...
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...I chose to observe and reflect on the movie Coach Carter. This story follows a basketball coach who transforms a group of undisciplined and arrogant high school boys into a highly respectable basketball team. Coach Carter and his team go through a series of unpredictable events before reaching success. Using Chapter 3, The Relational Leadership Model, Chapter 7, Being in Communities, and Chapter 8, Interacting in Teams and Groups I will relate the actions of Coach Carter and his team to these important leadership theories. Coach Carter accepts the job of head basketball coach of the Richmond Oilers with great purpose. He knows that the program is in ruins and that great changes must be made. He perfectly embodies every aspect of the Relational Leadership Model, described in Chapter 3. First, he is purposeful. He is committed to creating change and setting standards for a team who has never experienced such structure. He sets goals and radiates positivity. Coach Carter also exercises the inclusive aspect of the model. He is open to coaching any player who is qualified and willing to abide by his standards. He even allows his son to transfer schools so that he can be a member of his team. He believes that he can make a difference in these boys’ lives, and develop them not only into basketball players, but into young men. Carter is also extremely empowering. He sees potential in each player and encourages individual and team building exercises. Ethics are the most important...
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