At the end of the day, if the coach isn’t going to manage the team’s internal and external dynamics, then who is? In today’s non-confrontational society where conflict and upheaval are seen as overly-aggressively and negative actions, a large helping of moral courage is required to effectively manage inner and outer team influences; unfortunately, many coaches refuse to address team dynamics, often to the detriment of all involved. Being able to manage team dynamics is a critical leadership competency for all coaches. Failing to successfully create and maintain a constructive interpersonal exchange atmosphere can ruin, offset, or negate the positive aspects or achievements of any program; regardless of its past successes or promising futures. Any coach that has been around more than a day knows that they must manage both intra-team and extra-team influences in order to
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