2.2- Sports Psychology- Group and Team Dynamics Flashcards
Group
a collection of people who share similar goals and interact with each other
Group formation model
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Stage 1- Forming
“Ice-breaking” stage
Group members uncertain about their role
Mutual trust is low and group decisions are difficult
Very little agreement on aims
Stage 2- Storming
Group decisions are difficult
Team members try to establish themselves
Clear focus for team
Leader starts to emerge
Must be focused on the goal in order to prevent emotional issues
Stage 3- Norming
More agreement in team
roles clear
strong sense of commitment and unity towards a common goal
leadership is more likely to be shared
friendly
Stage 4- Performing
Clear strategies and vision
Focused on achieving goal
Committed and trusting of each other
Disagreements are resolved quickly
Team cohesion
how together the team are- strength of forces causing a team to remain in group
2 dimensions of group cohesion
group integration & individual attraction to the group
Group integration
how the individual members of the group feel about the group as a whole
Individual attraction to the group
How attracted the individuals are to the group
Steiner (1972)
Actual productivity= potential productivity- losses due to faulty processes
social loafing
the phenomenon seen when a person exerts less effort when in a group compared to alone.
