Overview: This short paper assignment involves comparing leaders versus managers in today's sports industry. Prompt: Citing evidence from the course resources, respond to the following: What is your definition of a leader? How would you define a manager? Is there a distinction between the two in today's sports industry? What are some qualities and characteristics you learned growing up in relation to leadership in sports? Have you ever led a team ? If so, were your leadership methods effective? In what ways, if any, did managing play a role? . What is your assessment of leaders and managers in today's sports industry? Can they coexist in today's industry? Use specific examples to support your rationale. Do you consider yourself more of a leader or a manager? What are some of the traits and characteristics of a sports leader or manager that you possess? Who is an effective sports leader in today's industry? Who is an effective manager in sports? Do you model your own leadership/management traits after this sports professional? Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format. Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Leaders Versus Compares the difference between Insufficiently compares the difference Does not compare the difference 20 Managers leaders and managers in today's between leaders and managers in between leaders and managers sports industry, citing evidence from today's sports industry scholarly sources Coexistence of Explains if leaders and managers can Explanation of the potential Explanation of the potential 20 Leaders and coexist using specific evidence to coexistence of leaders and managers coexistence of leaders and managers Managers support rationale is lacking in detail and does not is not evident include evidence Reflection of Reflects upon personal characteristics Reflects upon personal characteristics Does not reflect upon personal 20 Leadership and of leadership and management of leadership and management characteristics of leadership and Management Skills abilities using examples abilities but does not include management abilities examples Effective Sports Identifies an effective sports leader Identifies an effective sports leader Does not identify an effective sports 20 Leaders and and an effective sports manager, and an effective sports manager but leader and manager Managers using specific examples to support does not include evidence or selection examples to support selection