The Two Major Team Leadership Frameworks


The following is adapted from an article by Dr. Cory Dobbs a national expert on sport leadership and team building. He is the founder of The Academy for Sport Leadership.

Traditional Team Captain Model (Rank-Based)

  1. Starts from a position that leadership is exclusive; leaders possess the “right stuff”
  2. Fixed mindset; leadership can be learned to some extent, but mostly a unique genetic endowment.
  3. Scarcity mindset
  4. Grounded in leadership as a “power” position
  5. Hierarchical command and control over others
  6. Performance-oriented
  7. Leader accountable to the coaching staff; invested in pleasing coaches
  8.  Leadership learning “passed” down to future leaders
  9. Followers are recipients of an act of leadership
  10. Leader-centric (focus on the person)


Team Leadership Model (Peer-Based)

  1. Starts from a position of leadership as inclusive; everyone is invited to lead self, others, and with others to create individual and team well-being
  2. Growth mindset; basic and advanced qualities and skills can be cultivated.
  3. Abundance mindset
  4. Grounded in leadership as an “influence” position
  5. Peer-based influence as a source of strength
  6. Participant- oriented
  7. Leader acts from a deep sense of responsibility and accountability to others
  8. Individualized leadership development
  9. Followers are central to any act of leadership
  10. Leadership-Centric (focus on process and context)




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