Remember The Titans: Servant Leadership

Jerry Hix, a former Permian football player, rewatches his football games from high school to relive the fame that just one game brought. The videos show both the good and bad moments from the games, yet even after remembering the things he wanted to forget, Hix claimed, “I’d give anything to go back out there” (277). He continues to go to every Permian football game, chasing the lost feelings from high school. This sensation is what the players get to feel every game, but in some aspects that is the only good thing about football for them. Ivory Christian was one of the star players on the Permian team of 1988, but throughout Friday Night Lights, his relationship with football represents a paradox.

He never knew he would be so acclaimed in the town as one of the best coaches in the city, but this success was not alone his. His team’s dedication and hard work were behind the team’s success; according to him, his guidance has led the team to emerge out as the best among others.

Kenneth Miles grew up in Washington D.C. as an only child. Miles attended the all-male Gonzaga College High School to live according to his motto “Be a man for others”. He used the things that Joe Jackson, who made a big impact on him and helped him grow as an athlete, taught him to help his teammates and community. By helping his community he participated in the Big Brother program and the Adopt-A-Grandparent program.

“However many snaps I play for, when I’m on the field I go 120 percent.” This quotation describes how much Jason Pierre Paul loves football and how committed he is to playing football. He plays very hard every time he steps on to the field and doesn’t let an obstacle stop him. Jason Pierre Paul inspired many people, used striving for accuracy to innovate ways to overcome his hand injuries, and influenced people to persevere. Create

Coach Lombardi was the best at inspiring his players to do their best not only on the field but off it as well. Lombardi’s quotes were mainly based on topics such as team work, sacrifice, and. All three of these subjects were necessary to the success of his football team. Lombardi believed that a team that plays together will in turn win together as well. “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual” (Lombardi Family: Famous Quotes by Vince Lombardi).

This caused friction and discourse in the player and coaching environment with even fights breaking out. The Titans had to overcome these challenges and learn to work together as a team, regardless of their race. Through his leadership and guidance, Coach Boone succeeded in uniting the team and instilling a sense of discipline and respect. This was demonstrated throughout the film through two main players on the team, Julius Campbell and Gerry Bertier.

He says, “But I think the black man in this country… will be more justified when he stands up and starts to protect himself, no matter how many necks he has to break and heads he has to crack,” (X 344). Though Malcolm takes part in nonviolent protest, he clearly believes in never backing down, no matter the cost. A similar, yet small, confliction also presents itself in Coach Haskins as he struggles to disprove stereotypes peacefully, without associating in danger. He demonstrates this belief through his most unmistakable decision in the movie- putting a stop to all false assumptions by only playing his African American athletes in the most crucial game of the season. This act of defiance not only reflects the beliefs of Coach Haskins, but also directly imitates those of Malcolm’s.

Trust your teammates since they will fight for you and the rest of the team.” I am tying this quote to football but it can be used in any team sport you are involved in. Football teaches character and that’s why I love it so much. I’ve learned so much about myself and how I want to live my life just from being in football. It was a dreadful freezing fall morning on November 7th

By displaying idealized influence, Sweeney has been able to gain the respect and admiration of his team members by showing concern for them and displaying a high level of ethical behaviors (CSU, n.d.). Part of his philosophy is that he would rather lose while doing the right things, than win by doing what is wrong (Price, 2014). Individual consideration is used by leaders when they form relationships with their followers based on each one’s personal needs (CSU, n.d.). Coach Swinney shows individual consideration by developing personal relationships with all his players, both on and off the field (Brenner, 2014). He has a genuine interest in all of his players and builds bonds with them.

Coach Boone stresses the idea of respect; he doesn’t care if his players don’t like each other but he expects them to respect each other and maybe, they will learn how to play the game of football like men. As a leader, I have to be aware of my surroundings and the individuals around me that I could possibly be influencing by my actions but also by my character. The goal of a team is being able to say you are giving something that is bigger than yourself, one hundred percent effort, including your resources. A team is so much more than just one person, without fellow teammates a leader cannot

On becoming head coach he adopts an authoritative approach and seizes control in order to set a tone for the team and staff to follow. He makes it clear that his leadership is a dictatorship and he is the

Have you ever felt like you don't belong even though it's where you are supposed to be? In the film Remember the Titans the director Boaz Yakin’s shows how the football team felt that same way. Yakins showed how they got over it throughout coming together to build a community, through unity, acceptance, and through self-fulfillment. When the titans built their sense of community all the team players showed a different side to the other teammates, as the team was becoming more accepted and the team started to feel self-fulfilled. With the Titans working on coming together during training camp a sense of community is already being established as the team must find a way to work together.

Kouzes, Barry Z. 2003) And Shackleton nailed all The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership. He modeled the way by never giving in to his negative emotions and always saw the positive side. Shackleton Inspired a Shared Vision by starting with a team fully committed to the adventure and making it a group project not just his own. The entire process was a challenge, how could Shackleton not have been challenging the process.

They were able to relate to the one inch at a time proposition of pulling together to come out of the disarray the team was in. They were touched by his honesty and openness in the beginning of his speech, which was an attention getter, then intrigued by the challenge to sacrifice for the team and fight for the inches need to win and survive. The coach ended the speech with a summation of the team fighting for that inch together and then concluded with the question, “…now, what are you gonna do”. The inspired team then went on, played with their heart, and won the football game.

For example by working in the fields with members form his team and meeting their families in their homes he was able to show warmth and empathy. In order to do this he had to learn to be sensitive to cultural differences and learn first-hand why a lot of the parents needed their children to work in the fields, how important family and community is, and how to enable some of his team members to make time for both their job and cross country. By the end of the movie, Coach White was a leader who led by example. When he forgot his daughter’s birthday, he looked to his community for guidance and gave her a birthday she would not forget. He was not afraid to go out in the fields and work as hard as the boys he coached and helped them believe that they could do anything the set their minds