5.2 - Group And Team Dynamics And Goal Setting In Sport Flashcards
What are the 4 stages of group development?
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
What happens during the forming stage of group development?
Members begin to get to know one another
Little agreement on aims of group
Individual roles are unclear
Team leader must be prepared to give strong direction
What happens during the storming stage of group development?
Team members jostle for position in the team
Clearer focus for the team and a stronger sense of purpose
Cliques may form and may be power struggles
Leader has a more advisory or coaching role
What happens during the Norming stage of group development?
Much more agreement on consensus of opinion on team
Roles and responsibilities are clear and generally accepted
Decisions that are important are made through group agreements
Stronger sense of commitment and unity
General respect for leader and leadership is more likely to be shared
What happens during the performing stage of group development?
Team has more strategies and clear aims
No interference or participation from the leader
Team members are entrusted with roles with little interference
Disagreements are resolved positively
What is team cohesion ?
Motivation which attracts individuals to a group and resistance of members to the group breaking up
What is the equation for actual productivity?
Actual productivity = potential productivity - losses due to faulty processes
What 2 factors result in losses due to faulty processes?
Co-ordination problems
Motivation problems
What is the ringelmann effect?
Ringelmann effect arises where the individual performance decreases as the group size increases
What is social loafing?
When some individuals in a group lose motivation, causing a knock on effect and other people in the group also begin to lose motivaiton
What are the 4 ways in which goal setting can effect performance?
By directing attention
By regulating the amount of effort that is put into a given task
Ensuring that effort is sustained until the goal is reached
Motivating people to develop a variety of strategies to reach their goals
What are the SMART principles?
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Recorded
Timed phased
What are the 3 different types of goals?
Outcome goals - related to the end results
Performance goals - related with performance judged against other performance
Process orinetated goals - concentrate on performers technique and tactics
