ABSTRACT Leadership training is a valuable but underutilized process for high school student-athletes to experience. Athletic directors represent a unique opportunity to foster environments of leadership development in high schools. The purpose of the current study was to examine high school athletic directors’ approaches to leadership development, and discuss the practical application of leadership programming. Interviews with nine athletic directors supported the value of sport as context for learning life skills, including leadership. Leadership development strategies included captain roundtables, provision of resources, and connecting networks of coaches. Differences existed across schools in leadership development prioritization and programming, indicating a lack of standardized programming between schools. The authors concluded that leadership is an essential component of high school athletics, and that it is pivotal to improve the delivery of leadership training through athletic directors. Further research on the topic is required to clarify best practice principles, and to evaluate athletic director programming.

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检验高中运动指导者在促进高中学生运动员领导能力发展中的作用

摘要领导力培训是高中学生运动员体验的一种有价值但未充分利用的过程。运动指导者提供了一个独特的机会，可在高中培养领导才能发展的环境。本研究的目的是研究高中运动主管对领导力发展的方法，并讨论领导力计划的实际应用。对9名运动主管的访谈支持体育作为学习生活技能（包括领导力）的背景的价值。领导力发展战略包括船长圆桌会议，提供资源和联系教练网络。学校之间在领导力发展的优先次序和计划上存在差异，这表明学校之间缺乏标准化的计划。作者得出的结论是，领导力是高中田径运动的重要组成部分，对于通过运动指导改善领导力培训的交付至关重要。需要对该主题进行进一步研究，以阐明最佳实践原则，并评估运动主管的编程。