Remember the Titans
Leadership Moments – The following vignettes represent fruitful opportunities for discussing a wide variety of leadership dynamics.

Boone  notifies the team of his policy not to cut a player and his consequences of poor performance [0:] 9:24 - 0:20:37J 
Boone requires proper dress and punctuality when leaving for football camp. [0: 11:4 7 - 0: 12:39] 
Boone discusses Yoast's position on the coaching staff. [0: 13:41 - 0: 14:21] 
Coach Boone states the following during his first team meeting. "This is no democracy. It is a dictatorship. I am the law. If you survive camp, you will be on the team. lf you survive." 
What does Coach Boone do in an attempt to bring the team together?  
Boone resolves conflicts between individuals on the team by requiring they learn about one another. [0:23 :29 - 0:25 :50] Gerry and Julius have a heated discussion about a lack of both leadership and team unity. [0:29:09 - 0:30:49] Gerry feels that Julius is out for his own interests and not for the team. Julius feels there is no team. He also feels that Gerry is a poor leader because he does nothing to address the poor blocking by white players -Gerry included. When Gerry accuses Julius of having the "worst attitude I ever heard," Julius responds with "Attitude reflects leadership, Captain." 
Boone gives team the Gettysburg respect speech. [0:32:00 - 0:34:01] 
Coach Boone's Gettysburg speech, he says, "You listen ... and you take a lesson from the dead. If we don't come together. .. right now, on this hallowed ground ... then we, too, will be destroyed. Just like they were. 1 don't care if you like each other or not, but you will respect each other; and maybe ... 1 don't know, maybe we'll learn to play this game like men." [0:33:21 - 0:34:01] 
Bertier addresses poor block by Ray.  [0:34:01 - 0:34:56] 
Boone encourages Louie to work on his grades and go to college-will have a weekly progress check. 
Boone tells Yoast to shape up the defense. He doesn't tell him how but will take over if necessary. 
Boone tells Yoast he doesn't discipline by race. (Apply disciplinary measures equally.)  [0:55: 16 - 0:56:32] 
Blue and Louie call a team meeting to bring the team back together.[1:03:46 - 1:05:48] 
Boone puts Ronnie in for the injured Rev. Embellishes his own childhood as encouragement for Ronnie. [1:09:36 -1:10:07] 

Boone stands behind his policy of not cutting team members. He delegates Gary Bertier to handle cutting Ray Budds from the team. 
Bertier cuts Ray from the team after he misses a block on purpose. [1: 12: 12 1: 12:52] 
On a couple of occasions Coach Yoast uses a player to challenge Coach Boone’s authority – like using  Petey Jones as a defensive player and later putting him in after benching him. 
Yoast threatens to expose the plot by school board member, Hall of Fame representative and referee to rid of Boone as head coach even if he goes down with them. [1: 17:45 - 1:21:52] 
Coach Yoast is presented with losing his opportunity to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.  
Coaches Yost and Boone have differing opinions about the press conference that takes place after Gerry’s wreck. Yoast feels it is n ot a time to be parading around talking about football. Coach Boone, hurting as well, feels it is a time to show  strong front. Howeer, when Coach Boone says, “I’m a winner, I’m going to win,” Coach Yoast wonders if the comment is more about Boone’s personal ambition than about football and the team.
Boone speaks to team at championship game halftime. Julius and Yoast contribute. (Use positive feedback to modify duties, tasks and assignments when appropriate.) [1 :37:52 - 1 :39:04] 
Julius Campbell addresses the team during halftime of the state championship game. "We came into this game winners; I'd like to see us go out as winners.”
Coach Yoast adds, “Yeah, I hope you boys have learned as much from me this year as I’ve learned from you. You’ve taught this city how to trust the soul of a man rather than the look of him. And I guess it’s about time I joined the club. Herman! I sure could use your help. Ed Henry’s kicking my ass out there.
A discussion of how and when Boone’s and Yoast’s leadership styles change during the film is useful for reinforcing situational considerations.