BASKETBALL COACHES AS LEADERS

Abstract

Sport organization is a social structure, into which, by similarity, are social groups integrated. As every human group has its leader, that is how leading affects the productivity of the organization itself. As this work is dedicated to leading, its aim is projected into coaches' leading of young players (groups) in Tuzla. Research conducted among basketball coaches of young groups in Tuzla is provided trough 10 key areas, especially important in leading of sport teams. Those are (not in order of importance): vision, selecting priorities, motivation (communication to people), political sensibility, emotional resistance, and charisma, ability to risk, flexibility and resolution. However, (Questionnaire/ Local Government Training Board) has measured sport team ''heartbeats'' considering key areas, and has checked the coach's success in leading the young groups. Aim of this work is to get the image of leading-the sport groups, to pay attention on areas in which work is done well and in those humble ones.