Cohesion In Sport Flashcards
What is cohesion
The force acting on a group to keep it integrated and focussed on a shared goal
Task cohesion
Results and outcome based
Social cohesion
Working together and interaction
Co-action
Everyone completes the task at the same time but separately
Interaction
Success depends on on everyone completing different roles but having to integrate them together
Carrons antecedents
These are factors that affect cohesion
Influences of cohesion
Communication, past success, common goals, personality, threats to the team, type of sport, some of group, similarity of group members
Steiner model
AP = PP - FP
Examples of faulty processes
Poor communication, weather, pitch quality, motivation
Actual productivity
The performance of the team
Faulty process
Factors that can go wrong in team performance, which affect cohesion
Social loafing
Individual loss of motivation in a team player due to a lack of performance. They take the easy option and make limited contribution
