cohesion in sport Flashcards
what is cohesion
desire for a group to work together and achieve their goals
what are carrons antecendents
factors that influence cohesion
> environemnt factors- group size, age, time available
-larger group means theres more chance of social loafing and ringleman effect.
> personal factors- refers to similarities between grou memebers eg goals, aspirations,
> team factors- ability, desire for success. the more success achieved the more the team members will want to succeed so the higher cohesion will be.
> leadership- leadership style, leader- team relationship.
what is task and social cohesion
task- focus on end result- team works together to achieve the goal
social- looks at the interactions of the group and how they wok together eg trust in eachothers abilty or socialising outside the game.
why do teams need social and task cohesion
social cohesion helps the team interactm, communicate better and increases trust and support
however can be neg thing as it can produce cliques.
task cohesion is most important as team are working towards a common goal, so they work effectively together concertrating on the task rather than persoal disputes. it can override social cohesion problems.
teams need task cohesion to be successful but can perform well w/o social cohesion. task cohesion = increased motivation
lack of cohesion caused by
-poor tactics/ strategies
-lack of communication
-social loafing
-group to big
-lack of understanding roles
outline steiners model of team perfromace
actual productuvity = potential productivity - losses due to faulty processes.
actual productivity- outcome of group performance
potential producitvity- best perfromace possible based on ability
faulty processes- factors that go wrong and reduce cohesiveness eg poor coordination, bad communication.
what are the differnt faulty process
coordination problems - tactics and strategy problems and communication
motivational problems- ringleman effect and social loafing
what is social loafing and ringleman effect
social loafing- individual loss of motivation due to their efforts not being recognised.
ringleman effect- group perfromace decreases with group size
what causes social loafing
low confidence
negative attitude
lack of fitness
low ability
injury
lack of positive reinfoecment
no recognition
how to avoid social loafing
highlighting indviduals performace
raise their confidence
praise correct behaviour
punsih social loafing
set achievable goals
