Locker Room Leadership Habits
Real leadership shows up in quiet moments, not just game-day speeches.
Leadership is built in the spaces nobody posts on social media: the locker room, the bus, the walk to practice. Small behaviors in those moments either build trust or quietly damage it.
Leaders do not need speeches every day. They need consistent habits that show teammates they can be trusted.
Locker room leadership habits:
- Be on time and prepared
- Shut down negative gossip
- Protect teammates who are new or struggling
- Keep the space clean without being asked
Smith & Smoll, Sport Psychology for Youth Coaches (2017)
Lead Where Nobody Sees\n• Leadership lives in the locker room\n• Protect, include, and uplift teammates\n• Small habits build big trust
Do one quiet leadership act today that nobody asked you to do.
