title: Connecting Collegiate Recreation and Athletics to Leadership.
abstract: Collegiate recreation and intercollegiate athletics have an impact on individual, group, and community development of students who are participants, employees, and athletes and learn leadership within these environments. This chapter explores and applies leadership frameworks in recreation and athletics.
authors.affiliation: Sport and Event Management, School of Communications, Elon University.
authors.forename: Cara W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: McFadden
authors.affiliation: John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Ohio State University.
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stenta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011998:Recreation; D013177:Sports; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities