Introduction It has been argued that sports teams, be they collegiate, professional or club teams, have a unique culture that is dictated and directed by the coaches who lead them (Johnston , 2014). The idea that sports teams have a unique culture that can be dictated by a coach has become a topic of great interest in recent years as more and more people, both inside and outside of sports, have argued that a negative organizational culture within of sports teams generates violence, misconduct among players, and causes a lack of motivation for a sport for players (Turman, 2003; Johnston, 2014). However, if the organizational culture within a sports team is negative, the question that must be asked is how can a coach influence and motivate players in a way that creates a positive organizational culture. The purpose of this article is to describe how good leaders can influence, motivate and change a negative organizational culture in team sports. Using the leader-follower situation framework, an explanation is provided for how coaches can effectively change a negative organizational culture within a sports team. The model will be used to demonstrate that coaches can have a profound impact not only on players' actions and attitudes toward their sports, but also on each other's actions and behaviors within the team environment. In turn, players' actions and attitudes ultimately impact the team's long-term organizational culture, which, in turn, generates further actions and behaviors that further impact the team's organizational culture. Leader-Follower Situation FrameworkBefore using the leader-follower situation framework model to explain how a coach can change a negative organization... half of the paper ...... and results. The Leadership Quarterly, 16(3), 373-394.Jones, R.L. (2006). The sports coach as educator. London: Routledge.Johnston, L.M. (2014). Sport, peacebuilding and ethics. New Brunswick, NJ: TransactionPublishers.Kidman, L. (2010). Athlete-centered coaching. Worcester, UK: IPC Print Resources.Lussier, R.N., & Kimball, D.C. (2009). Applied sports management skills. Belmont, CA: HumanKinetics.Reinboth, M., & Duda, J.L. (2006). Perceived motivational climate, need satisfaction and well-being indices in team sports: a longitudinal perspective. Sport and Exercise Psychology, 7(3), 269-286. Taylor, J. & Wilson, G. S. (2005). Apply sports psychology. Belmont, CA: Human Kinetics. Turman, P. D. (2003). Coaches and cohesion: The impact of training techniques on team cohesion in the small group sport context. Journal of Sports Behavior, 26(1).