In outside of school activities like team sports, using leadership skills can be helpful and useful. Leaders are the ones who take charge, always do the right thing, go the extra mile and speak their minds.
During team sports, you have to help others understand what to do and encourage them when they succeed or not.
Some very important qualities that a leader must have are to be kind, generous, caring, thoughtful, responsible, speak what they feel, get along with others, think ahead adaptable incase situations change, respectful, a good communicator, have confidence, enthusiasm, be open-minded, resourceful, open to change, interested in feedback, organized and have initiative.
Just being an all around good person can make a leader in a way. Next time try to be a leader in your life.