Let's take an in depth look at the aspect of peer leadership within the game of football

Let's take an in depth look at the aspect of peer leadership within the game of football. Here are a few questions to get you started.

• What is player leadership, and how important is player leadership within a football program?
• What is the difference between peer/player leadership and the leadership of an authoritative position such as a boss?
• Is it the responsibility of the coaching staff to teach quality leadership?
• What type of intangible leadership qualities do you look for in a player?
• When it comes to captains, would you chose the captains or let the team vote for who gets to be a captain? Why?
• What types of strategies would you use to develop your players into effective leaders?

This discussion often turns into a nature vs. nurture debate on the formation of leadership. I look forward to hearing your input.