Group And Team Dynamics

Question 1

Define group

Answer 1

Those social aggrigates that involve mutual awareness and the potential for interaction

Question 2

Define mutual awareness

Answer 2

Where individuals know about the activities of other group members and the overall progress of the group

Question 3

What are the 4 stages of development?

Answer 3

Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing

Question 4

What is the forming stage of development?

Answer 4

Familiarisation stage

Group members get to know each other - strengths/weaknesses

Question 5

What is the storming stage of development?

Answer 5

Members question group structure and compete for status - arguments occur

Question 6

What is the norming stage of development?

Answer 6

Need for common goals is recognised

Members begin to work together

Question 7

What is the performing stage of development?

Answer 7

Each member is aware of their role within team - feels like they can contribute to succeess of team

Question 8

What is Steiner’s model of group effectiveness?

Answer 8

Actual productivity = potential productivity - faulty processes

Question 9

What is actual productivty?

Answer 9

The degree of success of a team’s performance at a given time in a game

Question 10

What is potential productivity?

Answer 10

The full capabilites of the group when they’re working together

Question 11

What is faulty processes?

Answer 11

The factors that can go wrong in team performance

There are 2 categories : co-ordination losses and motivation losses due to social loafing

Question 12

What are co-ordination losses?

Answer 12

A breakdown in teamwork

Also known as Ringelmann effect

Question 13

What is motivational losses due to social loafing?

Answer 13

A withdrawel of effort by team members

Question 14

What is the Ringelmann effect?

Answer 14

A faulty process due to a breakdown in teamwork

When effectiveness of the team to operate as a group can’t be sustained

Question 15

What are the causes of the Ringelmann effect?

Answer 15

Large group numbers
Lack of timing
Lack of understanding of tactics

Question 16

What are strategies to reduce impact of Ringelmann effect?

Answer 16

Allocate clear roles within team
Repeat/practice of set plays in training
Prioritise effective communication of tacics to team members

Question 17

What is social loafing?

Answer 17

A withdrawal of effort caused by reduced motivation

Leading to an individual to coast for a period of play/whole game

Question 18

What are the causes of social loafing?

Answer 18

Lack of accountability
Lack of self confidence
Perception that others aren’t trying
Individual efforts not valued 
‘Off the pitch’ problems
Lack of identity/poorly defined team roles

Question 19

What are strategies used to reduce impact of social loafing?

Answer 19

Give credit for personal success
Give encouragement- attribute success to effort
Encourage social support between players - use peer pressure to maintain motivation - team building activities
Clarify and/or give roles and responsibilities to individuals
Punish social loafing - select players not likely to loaf