Leading and organising national teams: functions of institutional leadership

National team coaches are tasked to increase athlete capacity for success – a key task of theirs is leading the athletes and team’s entourage. Few studies have detailed empirical accounts leadership at organisational-, team-, individual level. This qualitative case study institutional examined how three national coaches, who also role high-performance directors, organise lead their teams. Within context these successful Norwegian teams, we identified in ways that consistent with functions captured leadership, which focuses on creation structures interactions promote protect organisational societal values. Still, pursued this structuring distinct ways, distinctive practices. The findings stress importance considering contextual elements when entourage pertain