Group Dynamics

Question 1

What are the characteristics of a team

Answer 1

–A COLLECTIVE IDENTITY- team kit
–INTERACTION- talk to each other to cover opposition attacks in netball
–COMMUNICATION- Put hand up for corner so players know when to tun
–SHARED GOAL- Achieving success e.g. trophy

Question 2

What are the 4 stages of group formation from Tuckmans model

Answer 2

Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing

Question 3

Describe forming

Answer 3

Group comes together and gets to know eachother

Question 4

Describe storming

Answer 4

Potential conflict when individuals compete to establish position e.g. same position. Coach should resolve quickly

Question 5

Describe norming

Answer 5

Once conflicts resolved, team cooperates to achieve goals. Cohesion develops

Question 6

Describe performing

Answer 6

All players working together to achieve goals. Members understand role in team and support one another

Question 7

What are some limitations of Tuckmans model

Answer 7

–Length of time of stages
–Size of group

Question 8

Define cohesion

Answer 8

The tendency for individuals to work together to achieve their goals

Question 9

Define Carrons antecedents

Answer 9

The factors might influence cohesion

Question 10

What are Carrons antecedents

Answer 10

–Environmental factors
–Personal factors
–Leadership factors
–Team factors

Question 11

Describe environmental factors

Answer 11

–Size of group lead to social loafing and ringlemann effect
–Time to learn each others roles

Question 12

Describe personal factors

Answer 12

The teams aspirations, opinions, whether they are happy with role in team

Question 13

Describe personal factors

Answer 13

The teams aspirations, opinions, whether they are happy with role in team

Question 14

Describe leadership factors

Answer 14

With strong/right leadership for the group, better cohesion

Question 15

Describe team factors

Answer 15

More each member wants to be successful, the higher cohesion will be

Question 16

What are the 2 types of cohesion

Answer 16

Task
Social

Question 17

Define task cohesion

Answer 17

Individuals working together to achieve an end result

Question 18

Define social cohesion

Answer 18

Individuals relating to each other to interact on the group

Question 19

What cohesion is the best

Answer 19

Task cohesion can override the problems of social cohesion
Results can be good even if players do not socialise

Question 20

What is steiner model of team performance

Answer 20

Actual productivity = potential productivity – faulty processes

Question 21

Define actual productivity

Answer 21

The outcome of group performance

Question 22

Define potential productivity

Answer 22

The best performance based on player ability and group resources

Question 23

Define faulty processes

Answer 23

Things that go wrong to reduce group outcomes and prevent group potential being reached

Question 24

What are the 2 types of faulty processes

Answer 24

Coordination problems
Motivation problems

Question 25

Describe coordination problems

Answer 25

A team fail to listen to coach’s instructions
Use football defending about waiting and jockeying but go to ball instead

Question 26

Describe motivation problems

Answer 26

Too much or too little arousal or lose drive to win so reduction in effort

Question 27

Define social loafing (motivation problem)

Answer 27

Individual loss of motivation in a team player

Question 28

Causes of social loafing

Answer 28

–Lack of motivation
–Lack of reinforcement used
–Lack of fitness

Question 29

Define ringelmann effect (motivation problems)

Answer 29

When group performance decreases with group size

Question 30

How to avoid social loafing

Answer 30

–Ensure efforts are recognised and rewarded
–Set goals
–Small sided games in training to avoid habit