RUNNING A CHAMPIONSHIP SYSTEM: THE BADGER SPORTS LEADERSHIP ROAD COURSE
Examines core components of championships sports programs. Uses case study design to examine how leadership unfolds across multiple levels within one setting. Draws from distributed leadership analytic framework. Considers how matters such as talent, culture, commitment, leadership, intelligence, organization, resilience, teamwork, integrity, health, resources, and opportunities intersect in a successful system.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, for 2 number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Build capacity for identifying, describing, and applying key tenets of the distributed leadership perspective to a sports program Audience: Graduate 2. Build capacity for employing case study methodology toward team/organizational improvement Audience: Graduate 3. Deepen understandings of how multiple components of a sports program interact contributing to competitive success Audience: Graduate 4. Identify and articulate promising coaching and leadership practices within a larger school, university, and/or professional team organization. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Build capacity for identifying, describing, and applying key tenets of the distributed leadership perspective to a sports program Audience: Graduate 2. Build capacity for employing case study methodology toward team/organizational improvement Audience: Graduate 3. Deepen understandings of how multiple components of a sports program interact contributing to competitive success Audience: Graduate 4. Identify and articulate promising coaching and leadership practices within a larger school, university, and/or professional team organization. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027