ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author offers coaction as a different approach to sport leadership that prioritizes collaboration among all team members. Informed by the tenets of self-determination theory and Batliwala’s Feminist Leadership Diamond (FLD), she examines how collaborative approaches to leadership can enable individual athletes to develop their leadership efficacy while simultaneously maximizing the collective capacity of their team as they work toward shared goals. The author concludes the chapter with recommendations for sport psychology consultants to guide team members cultivation of a collaborative team structure and encourage inclusive ways of interacting that can enable team members to engage in coaction. Alternatively, a sport psychology consultant can facilitate coaction among team members to cultivate each athlete's intrinsic motivation to lead and enable them to cultivate their leadership skills. By engaging in coaction, team members can develop collaborative strategies to achieve team goals that incorporate the unique strengths that athletes bring to the team.
