Northwest Martial Arts Leadership Team General Outline
The
Northwest Martial Arts Leadership Team gives opportunities to our
advanced students to develop strengths through leadership training.
Students can apply to become a member of Leadership Team or be invited by the
school’s Head Instructor. Special training sessions are planned for leadership
team members for leadership development including Taekwondo and non-martial art
leadership related skills. In addition to these special classes, leadership
team members have the opportunity to develop skills by participating in classes
with students of lower rank to assist or help lead them in various
activities.
Students on the leadership team are required (but not
limited) to participate in 1 class per month to assist with activities and skill
development for lower ranked students. Through this opportunity, instructors
work with Leadership Team Members to give them the skills to improve the class
experience of lower ranked students by setting a good example, leading class
stretching, leading warm up activities, assisting in small group skill
development, assisting in curriculum review, and monitoring large group
activities, all while reinforcing class rules and procedures to help create a
fun, safe, and energetic environment in each Taekwondo class.
Leadership Team Members positively influence the Taekwondo
school by providing trained and motivated individuals to help less experienced
students reach their potential. Participation on the Leadership Team benefits
the class by giving students more repetition for skill training,
providing improved supervision for younger athletes, eliminating down time,
providing more on-task practice time to help the class run more efficiently and
effectively. Most importantly, the Leadership Team places advanced students
with novice students to give less experienced students someone to look up to and
model after, creating positive relationships within the dojang and improving
student retention.
As the
Leadership Team Member progresses and gains more experience, more opportunities
and responsibilities will be offered, but not required. More advanced
Leadership Team Members will lead entire warm ups, reinforce
belt curriculum, and work with students more independently. Our best
instructors are often chosen from Leadership Team Members that have developed
the skills to eventually be able to lead entire classes and instruct students
without assistance from an instructor.
Leadership Team Rank
As
students attend classes to participate as a leadership team member, they will
sign in with each attendance. After participating in 10 classes, they will
receive their own Leadership Team patch to be applied to their uniform to be
recognized by instructors and other students for their involvement on the
Leadership Team. After the initial 10 class trail period, they are officially
considered on the Northwest Martial Arts Leadership Team. Students earn an
additional gold leadership chevron after each additional 45 classes that
they participate in as a Leadership Team Member (other than
their own class). Each gold chevron attaches below their Leadership Patch on
their uniform to be recognized for their extensive leadership experience.
Prizes and awards will be given at the end of each Taekwondo Semester to
students with the highest amount of class participation during that semester.
This process starts over at the beginning of each semester to give equal
opportunity to all Leadership Team Members, while keeping overall attendance to
monitor overall rank.
Leadership Rank Stripes
Leadership Team Members are permitted to give out one
White leadership stripe to lower ranked students per class when participating on
Leadership Team. This stripe is given out to lower ranked students they may
have observed showing good behavior, excellent attitudes, extra effort, or other
exceptional qualities during their training on that day.
This reinforces improved compliance and discipline during classes and to give
Leadership Team Members more responsibility and authority by focusing on
positive behaviors. Students are allowed to earn up to 2 white stripes per belt
level. Leadership Team Members are not allowed to give out push ups or enforce
other disciplinary action to any student at any time other than notifying an
instructor if there are concerns with a students behavior or any disrespectful
action.
Leadership Classes
Leadership classes focus on many aspects of helping
students become effective leaders, both in the Taekwondo school, in their
community, and throughout their life. Lessons will help Leadership Team Members
understand how to correct Taekwondo techniques and how to better help another
student learn to improve Taekwondo skills, but every lesson will help students
develop as a leader outside of the Taekwondo gym. Lesson focus on general
leadership concepts such as making priorities, managing time, thinking positive,
taking initiative, and developing character. Each class will have one lesson on
Taekwondo instruction skills, a lesson on improving general leadership
qualities, and a lesson on Taekwondo skill application to help the Leadership
Team Member develop in many areas.
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