Leadership & Team Management Flashcards
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A fitness club wants to delegate a new member-onboarding program. Effective delegation requires assigning responsibility along with:
Answer: Matching authority and clear expectations
Delegation works when the person has the authority, resources, and clear outcomes needed to succeed.
Two assistant coaches disagree, and the head coach tells them to drop the issue and never discuss it. This conflict style is:
Answer: Avoiding
Avoiding sidesteps the conflict without addressing either party's concerns.
Which communication skill involves paraphrasing an athlete's concern back to them to confirm understanding?
Answer: Active listening
Active listening uses paraphrasing and clarifying questions to show understanding.
In the Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS), 'positive feedback' and 'training and instruction' are examples of:
Answer: Leader behavior dimensions
The LSS measures five coaching behavior dimensions, including training and instruction, democratic, autocratic, social support, and positive feedback.
A coach who emphasizes personal improvement and effort over beating teammates is creating which motivational climate?
Answer: Mastery (task-involving) climate
A mastery climate defines success through learning, effort, and self-improvement.
Which is the BEST first step when a fitness facility team's performance suddenly declines?
Answer: Gather data and talk with staff to diagnose the cause
Diagnosing root causes through data and conversation prevents misdirected solutions.
A team that has strong norms, clear roles, and works smoothly toward goals with minimal supervision is in which Tuckman stage?
Answer: Performing
In the performing stage, teams operate autonomously and efficiently toward shared goals.
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