The "Du Sport en Plus" program continues with one workshop after another. Dany Trudel, a coach specializing in executive and high performance coaching, and some twenty young athletes from the ARS Bourassa club took part in a workshop on the theme of "Assume your leadership".
Dany Trudel has agreed to be part of the Sport Council's speaker cohort, to pass on new skills to athletes at an early age, on topics that are seldom covered.
This was the second conference held as part of the "Accompagner des jeunes sportifs de l'est de Montréal et leur bénéficier d'activités sous la forme de formation et d'atelier" program.
At the Centre sportif Marie-Victorin, the Conseil du Sport and young athletes met with Dany Trudel, for whom sport is a lever for growth. Today, she shares her passion and experience to help a wider community of young athletes reach their highest level, develop their potential and foster leadership.
"I want to help young people pursue their athletic careers and give them as many tools as possible. I appreciate the exchanges, the reflections and the sharing of knowledge. It's positive to see that they want to put my advice into practice," she confides.
Dany Trudel spoke to the young athletes about leadership in two parts.
The first, more theoretical part explained the different types of leadership (participative, laissez-faire, democratic and directive) and presented examples of professional players who express their leadership from different angles. Dany Trudel also asked the young athletes to identify leaders in their environment and explain their strengths and the methods they use to lead a group.
A second, more practical part took them out into the field to introduce athletes to leadership. Divided into three teams, the players were able to test their leadership skills via two fun games. Dany Trudel then asked them to reflect on their actions in the game, in order to better understand the subject of leadership.
The twenty or so young footballers came away with a better understanding of what a leader is, his role and his actions. They also understood that anyone can be a leader, without necessarily being the captain, since there are, as we said earlier, several types of leadership. In fact, leadership is learned and developed through practice! Discipline, behavior and the way you interact with others are all part of leadership.
Young athletes, sports clubs, associations in the east end of Montreal, don't hesitate to join us and seize new opportunities. The Du sport en plus program is in action, and Maude LACASSE is available to develop new projects with you!
