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Athletic Leadership

ining ground for promoting leadership among youth, but strong educational leadership is needed to create such an environment.

Traditionally, athletics has suffered from a poor image among those who feel sports are glorified at the expense of academic achievement. However, over the past two decades athletic directors, coaches, and others have worked diligently to see that academic achievement and athletic success go hand-in-hand. Recent studies show that athletes are actually more academically oriented than non-athletes when it comes to areas like attendance. As Jonsson (2003) reports, “A recent study says high school athletes have half the number of absences of non-athletes” (17). When problems of academics and questionable ethics do arise among student athletes, in many cases it is poor leadership on behalf of coaches that enables such behavior. Greater awareness among coaches of the potential dangers to development from a lack of focus on academics has increased their commitment level nationwide. It is coaches who help lay the foundation of tomorrow’s leaders when they are proper role models and insist on balance. As Jonsson (2003) maintains, “A good program means that the coach is doing the right things, the kids are going to class, making grades, playing hard on the field, and being respectful” (17). Failure to do so will result in less than optimal benefits being enjoyed from student athletic participation.

Such an increased effort among coaches has resulted in success for many student athletes. The enormous media costs associated with using celebrity athlete endorsements is based on extensive research and development on the impact of athletics on youth target markets. According to Mediaedge, “Research shows athletics promotes a healthy lifestyle and provides excellent role models for children” (Fry, 2003, 25). Not everyone agrees with the positive impact of athletics on students. One such individual...

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