Character Integrity: The Crisis Leadership of General Bradley

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As a coach one of my main goals has been to have a reputation for trustworthiness and helping other people, inspiring them and to bring back integrity, morality, and genuine concern for the players into the sports environment. However, when we take an honest look at sports there is really no surprise issues exists in almost all levels of athletics. We have athletes who have been trained in toxic, inappropriate, misguided, and blatantly disrespectful athletic environments by many coaches who need reminders of what it is to be a role model. I recently witnessed an American League Pitcher, a Professional Athlete, and I am sure a role model to some young child, be ejected from a game for cheating. When it happened my thought was, what a great and honest example of leadership this guy is serving for someone out there. Regrettably, I am sure he inspired someone out there. Personally, a few months ago, I resigned, instantaneously, from a coaching position, which I have sincerely valued and loved for many years. To my bewilderment and too, despite my adamant and persistent objections, and despite medical advice, I witnessed the complete incompetence and negligence of a fellow coach and players father. With complete knowledge of a teen athletes serious acute injury, a coach and players father gladly sent the very eager to please athlete back in the field to play, all with the anticipation of attempting to win a meaningless game and with complete disregard for the players long-term health. Kids are growing up with a misaligned system in place, seeing and being subjected to this type behavior while hearing how great sports are for them. The kids grow up seeing insensitive athletes and coaches daily in person and in the media behaving ...

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5. Rosen, B. (2014). The Grounded Executive. Journal For Quality & Participation, 37(1), 4-7.

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