Dominant leadership style. The dominant leadership style adopted by Coach Boone is an autocratic leadership style. There is no doubt that Coach Boone is at the top of this football food chain and his dominance and control easily manifests in the team atmosphere. The first sign is Coach Boone's first team meeting in the school gym (around 0:12:00). . He lays down the law for training camp and the season: “We're off to camp, Gettysburg College. August 15, 7:29 a.m. If you show up at 7:30, you WILL NOT play football this season.” The emphasis is on “will” because it indicates that there will be no exceptions or excuses that would change his decision, his decision is final. He makes them realize that “It’s not a democracy, it’s a dictatorship. I am the law.” The laws cannot be circumvented and neither will his decisions as a coach. (A dictatorship is very closely linked to the elements of the autocratic system