There are leaders in every situation and in every facet of life, leaders are all around us, both in business and in community. Leaders can be supervisors, managers, pastors, teachers, or anyone who finds themselves in a situation where they are trying to lead a group of people to achieve a specific goal. As Don Clark said “Good leaders are not born” (Clark 2010), leaders are developed through experience, training, education, and by observing and learning from other leaders. Our children learn to be leaders every day. They learn at school from their teachers and after school from their friends and parents. One of the most influential leaders for children in every community is a youth sports coach. In 2006, it was estimated that forty-one million children participated in youth sports (Hilgers, 2006). So if so many kids are playing youth sports, why do we stand by and let bad leaders influence them? These youth coaches have more influence on a child's perception of a leader than teachers, school principals, and in some cases even more than their parents. A youth sports coach influences and teaches our children to be leaders and, in most cases, teaches them to be bad leaders. Typically, a youth sports coach coaches a child in two sports, for nine months a year, for six to eight years. A teacher is usually only in the child's life for eight months. As President of Cherry Creek Youth Sports over the past five years, I have seen many leaders or coaches who have a positive influence on kids. Unfortunately, this is not the majority. When a child wants to play a sport, he or she should play for fun, to bond with friends, and to improve (Silverman, 2010). Most youth coaches coach... middle of paper ......and the juxtaposition of Little Dog's performances. In motivation and dynamism. Retrieved March 4, 2011 from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadmot.html. Feigley, David, PHD. (nd). Rutgers Youth Sports Research Council. In The Role of Winning in Youth Sports. Retrieved March 3, 2011, from http://youthsports.rutgers.edu/resources/general-interest/the-role-of-winner-in-youth-sports.Hilgers, Laura. (July 3, 2006). CNN. In Youth Sports Drawing More Than Ever. Retrieved March 1, 2011, from http://articles.cnn.com/2006-07-03/us/rise.kids.sports_1_youth-sports-tennis-lessons-kids?_s=PM:US.McKay, Adam (director) . (2006). Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. United States: Sony Pictures. Silverman, Steve. (nd). Livestrong.com. In Problems With Youth Sports. Retrieved March 5, 2011 from http://www.livestrong.com/article/93625-problems-youth-sports./.