Mrs Hack Leadership Style

Never in a million years did I think someone could open me up to the potential I had to be a leader. My mindset was, “Why would I want to be a leader when I could quietly watch from the sidelines?” After I did not make the dance team in seventh grade I felt incapable of making the team in eighth grade. Mrs. Hack, the new coach that year, proved me wrong. She has helped me to grow as a person, recognize my ability to be a leader, and supplied me with a second family. Honestly, I can not thank her enough. Over the course of a year and a half she has taught me a lot about what I am really like. Last year I was one of the first people to receive dancer of the month. I had not realized what that had truly meant. I now know that I had achieved
During our basketball practices was where I noticed most of the change. Being their captain meant I was no longer a girl who messed around, but the one who brought the team back to the topic at hand. To my surprise this change had benefited me. I had a chance to lead and recognize problems. Although these changes were most evident during basketball I also noticed them when it came to the attitudes of some of my teammates and myself during competitive. Mrs. Hack made these changes evident to every one of my teammates during a practice that I will never forget. We were at a jazz practice running through our parts when almost as if in slow motion Mrs Hack began to yell. We all stopped frozen to the ground. I could feel the color rush to my feet as I was rooted to the ground. “No one is allowed to talk to Lauren or correct her,” she said sternly, “I have seen bullying going on towards her, and I do not want to see it any longer.” As she was talking I slowly nodded my head not able to break eye contact with her. She was absolutely right. We were being bullies whether we knew it or not. After that practice I viewed my role as a captain differently thanks to her
Hack as a second mother and my team and my second family. Without Mrs. Hack I would not be friends with most of the girls. We have come up with and carried on some amazing traditions that I hope will stay within the family forever. My favorite is our yearly lock-in. We get the whole grade school to ourselves for games, movies, and team bonding. The gigantic sleep over is one of the reasons I am so comfortable around them. The most memorable and touching tradition is our pre performance prayer. We circle up holding hands and stick our right feet in the middle. Then one person starts off with a prayer and then we each say our own prayer. I love love love this because it reminds me of how lucky and blessed I am to have been given this team and coach. The bond I have with my coach is constantly growing, and I know that if I ever have I problem I can come to her for