High School Soccer Captain Analysis

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Even though that being the captain of the soccer varsity team in high school is the most prestigious position you can have, it is also the one that requires more skills; and not only soccer skills. Suppose that Lamatepec High School from El Salvador is known for being the best soccer team in the nation, but this year things are not going well. With only four games left they are in 3rd in the table, they have lost the past three games against the worst teams in the league and the four games ahead are against some of the top teams. In order to be two-time champions, the team needs to win all of the games. The senior captain of the team Rodrigo Cabrera wants to keep the winning legacy of his high school, and wants graduate …show more content…

In this model leaders “select” specific behaviors that are best for the needs of his goal. According to the author there are four behaviors in the path goal theory that a leader could follow. One is the directive leadership, where the leader informs the followers what is expected from them. Another is the supportive leadership, that is when the leader shows concern for the followers and have friendly interactions with them. Third is participative leadership, when the captain gets involved with his team to achieve the goal as a group. Finally, is the achievement leadership; occurs when the leader demand from the followers challenging goals so they perform their best. This is not useful in Lamatepec’s high school soccer team because the captain should contribute the same or even more to the team as his teammates and with this model that would not be …show more content…

If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, or go through it or work around it.” Michael Jordan. A simple quote, similar to the previous one, is what Rodrigo has to do in order to motivate his team to do whatever it takes to be two-time champions. The best model to win the championship will be the contingency model. First of all because Rodrigo already has the trust and admiration of his teammates because they chose him as the captain. Second, because the goal they are trying to achieve is straightforward; it can be summed up as WIN, WIN, WIN, there is no other way. Also because Rodrigo has legitimate, expertise, and referent power over his teammates, they will not doubt on trusting him as he has more experience that most of them, and he is such a role model to them that they don’t want to disappoint. (Spoiler alert: We won the national

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