The Role of Leadership Style in Team and Individual Performance in Collegiate Athletics

Authors

• Luke Mulkey, St. Mary's University

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Contributor

Cox, Cody (Faculty Mentor)

Digital Publisher

Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Publication Date

Spring 2026

Description

• Measuring the effectiveness of leadership is important because strong leaders can bring significant contributions to both organizations and individuals

• Previous studies have said that intrinsic motivation of the individual plays a larger role than the leadership style of a coach

• Studies also show that leadership style has an influence on team success and cohesion

• This study aimed to determine the extent to which transformational leadership played a role in team success, measured in win percentage

• This study went further into the individual perception of their coach’s impact on the athlete’s performance compared to the extent of transformational leadership the coach exemplified

• If the coach has a higher transformational leadership score, then both team performance and the athlete’s self-assessed individual performance will also be higher

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pdf

Size

1 poster

City

San Antonio, Texas

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