Leadership in Sport

Course Code: SPRT 5004

Academic Year: 2025-2026

In this course, students examine the skills required to be effective sport leaders. Through in-class leadership and professional development workshops, students explore a variety of topics and develop concrete leadership skills. Topics include but are not limited, personal leadership skills, conflict management, team dynamics, supervisory tasks such as planning, organizing, supervising groups and teams, working with volunteers and boards, and managing diversity. Students participate and lead in leadership events/workshops as an experiential component of the course material.