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The High school soccer team coach was the best leader that anyone would be exposed to. The man in his mid 30’s was confidence, respectful, enthusiastic, good communicator, flexible, well educated and resourceful. He exhibited confidence by being sure of himself and his deeds. Those characteristics were not only exhibited on the field but also while outside, pursuing his other individual goals. At one time he confidently confronted a group of five armed robbers, who in the end of the incidence, were found to be in possession of fake guns. He treated the entire soccer team with respect, despite the fact that he was much older than all of the team members. He generally respected anybody who had good intentions. The character saw him awarded the most well behaved coach of the year by the National soccer association.

The coach was also very enthusiastic and optimistic. He got the team to the national level during the schools’ tournaments. He never minded the fact that his team was competing against nationally recognized champions. He was a good communicator and communicated to the team about the right moves that would enable the entire team to realize its goals. He was effective in his non verbal communications in such a way that he was able to communicate to the players even from a far distance. He was consistent in his actions and beliefs. Whatever he stood for the previous year was upheld even in the following years. He did not show any signs of upholding double standards.

He had several leadership skills which saw his team lead in most of the competitions. He had the skill to empower the entire team and that particular skill led to, the team winning most of the tournaments which had challenging competitors. He also possessed the skill of delegating responsibilities. That skill enabled him to position the players in a way that produced the most powerful team during the tournament. The defender and the goal keeper of his team were voted the best in the national level. Most of his team players also scooped the best positions in their category. His active listening skills also made him understand the needs and difficulties facing the players. He was also able to consider their opinions thereby making the entire team successful.

The leader employed tactics which were rather flexible and unique. During one crucial competition, he replaced the team’s goal keeper with his substitute; in a game that was considered extremely important by the team members, to the team’s success. To every body’s surprise, the team worn and that was mainly because of the replaced goal keeper. He effectively defended against the opponents’ striker who was very good at low shots. The substitute goalkeeper was good at blocking such low goals as when compared to the team’s main goalkeeper, a talent that the coach had already observed. He would carry out such effective adjustments; most of which people did not understand, until the game was over, and the team had worn. He mainly new the strengths and weaknesses of the opponents and capitalized on them effectively.

The traits possessed by the leader are important since they enable leaders to carry out the basic leadership roles and responsibilities. For instance, to direct a team, the leader has to be in possession of the good communicator trait. With that trait, the leader will effectively communicate to the team and harmonize their individual goals to the objectives of the entire team. For the coaching responsibility to be carried out, the leader should be enthusiastic and resourceful. With the traits, the leader will instill confidence in the team, and enable them to pursue the teams’ as well as their individual objective enthusiastically. With respect and flexibility, the leader will be able to adjust to any kind of challenges and enable the entire team to easily adjust and perform better than the competitors with regards to the challenging environment.

There are a number of theories of effective leadership which would greatly help explain why the leader might be the best. They are: Trait theory, behavioral theory, contingency theory and power and influence theory. The trait theories states that effective leaders share common personality traits (Beatty & Hughes, 2013). The theory helps to identify the qualities which are useful for leading others. The theory would help to explain why the high school soccer team coach was the best leader. He possessed the traits which are similar to those of other leaders such as Barrack Obama, Richard Branson and Michael Joseph among other leaders in different fields. The similar traits have been proven to be the cause of any leaders’ success. The high school soccer team coach was able to carry out his responsibilities due to his possession of the discussed traits.

The other theory that would help explain why the leader is considered the best is the contingency theory. The theory states that there is no one right type of leader but rather, the best leadership style depends on the situation at hand. It tries to describe the best style for the different circumstances (Speculand, 2009). The high school coach never led the team using a specified formula. He swiftly adjusted to the different circumstances which presented themselves upon the tournaments. As a result, he got the full support of the team and succeeded in facing the challenges effectively.

The ideal leadership behaviors exhibited by the leader were, demonstration of optimism, setting priorities, creating a culture of focus, listening and developing talents. The high school soccer team coach demonstrated high level of optimism even at times when the team seemed to be on the losing side during the many tournaments that the school participated in. there was no one time when the coach lost hope with the fact that the team would win the game in the end. He also set priorities and executed them effectively. For instance he set the priorities during the training sessions. One had to be in the right outfit for them to train alongside the rest of the team members. He also never condoned individuals who never adhered to disciplinary issues. All the training had to be effectively done and any kind of indiscipline cases would not go unpunished.

He was very good at listening to team members’ opinions and complaints. On one occasion, the coach accepted one of the team members to train without their boots on due to the fact that his boots had been stolen. He let the team member do the training on the condition that he would come with boots on the next day of training. He was also known for his behavior of developing talents. Most of the team members were later called to national as well as international teams as a result of the coach’s tutelage.

The coach instilled the team with the culture of maintaining a focus while training and while at the field, battling it out in the tournaments. He never condoned one who was tolerating other things while playing or while training. He persistently reminded the team members of the importance associated with maintaining focus while on the soccer pitch. On several occasions, he dismissed players who seemed to pay little attention to what was going on in class and in the pitch. He was a stickler of the maintaining focus on team work and obtaining the team’s goals. He designed a plan of rewarding the best focused players and that greatly impacted on the team’s performance.

From the example, the leadership guidelines that one can learn are that, for one to be a successful leader, there are a number of characters which one should possess. The characters may be learned from other leaders since they are not necessarily inborn. The characters that one should have are necessary for the leader to effectively carry out the basic leadership roles which are instrumental for an organization’s success (Northouse, 2010). The high school soccer team was successful as a result of the coach’s leadership role. The coach was able to direct, coach and control the team towards the organizational objectives by allocating the various resources that were at his disposal.

Reference

Beatty, K. M., & Hughes, R. L. (2013). Becoming a strategic leader: Your role in your organization's enduring success. San Francisco, Calif: Jossey-Bass.

Northouse, P. G. (2010). Leadership: Theory and practice. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

Speculand, R. (2009). Beyond strategy: The leader's role in successful implementation. Singapore: Jossey-Bass.