Purpose: Although physical education (PE) leadership programs are widespread, little research has examined the PE leaders’ perceptions of these experiences. The purpose of this study was to assess student ratings of developmental experiences in a PE leadership program compared with ratings of the typical PE student experience. Method: A matched case-control study design was used to assess high school students’ (n = 186) subscale scores on the Youth Experience Survey 2.0. Data were analyzed using matched-pairs t tests, and Cohen’s d was used as a measure of effect size. Results: As hypothesized, PE leaders reported significantly higher levels of positive experiences and no significant differences on negative experiences. Discussion/Conclusions: Little is known about what happens in most PE leadership programs. Results presented here support claims that PE can support meaningful leadership development. Implications for practice and research are discussed.

目的：尽管体育 (PE) 领导力项目很普遍，但很少有研究考察体育领导者对这些经历的看法。本研究的目的是评估学生对体育领导力项目发展经历的评分，并与典型体育学生经历的评分进行比较。方法：采用匹配的病例对照研究设计来评估高中生 ( n  = 186) 在青年体验调查 2.0 中的子量表分数。使用配对t检验分析数据，并使用 Cohen's d作为效应大小的度量。结果：正如假设的那样，体育领导者报告的积极体验水平显着较高，而消极体验则没有显着差异。讨论/结论：人们对大多数体育领导力项目中发生的情况知之甚少。这里提供的结果支持了 PE 可以支持有意义的领导力发展的说法。讨论了对实践和研究的影响。