Leadership Strategies

Jeff Hancock is the head coach at Vidalia High School in Louisiana. He recently took part in AFM’s “Leadership Survey”. Included are his responses:How do you develop responsible and respected team captains?This question is best answered by talking about my Senior Leadership Council. For our program, the seniors are the leaders and sometimes decision makers for the program. Bringing them in for meetings to discuss policy, setting standards, and letting them know what I am planning so as to get their thoughts. I do this because they are seniors. It’s their team, not mine, and not the assistants, nor the underclassmen. I put a lot on them, empowering them to make some decisions for the direction of the program. What appropriate punishment for rule breakers should be, which color uniform to wear that week, etc. I develop these seniors by starting “Leadership Lunches” in January