Leadership Scouts Look For

Scouts don't just watch who scores the most goals. They watch who makes everyone else better

when the game is falling apart. I learned this the hard way during a regional semifinal.

We were down two goals at halftime, and our star striker was having the worst game of his life.

The locker room felt like a funeral. That's when our captain did something I'll never forget.

He didn't yell. He didn't blame. He walked up to each player, looked them in the

eye, and reminded them of one specific moment they'd shined that season.

When we walked back onto that pitch, something had shifted. He wasn't just leading with words anymore.

Every time someone made a mistake, he was there, pulling them up from the grass,