Group dynamics Flashcards
Group
A collection of individuals who have a sense of shared goals
Team
Have a sense of ‘we-ness”, with distinctive individual roles, structured of communincation and unique norms
Group formation theory stages
(FSNP)
- Forming
- Storming
- Norming
- Performing
Group formation Theory: Forming
Group Members familiarise themselves with each other & set ground rule
Engage in social comperison with the assesing each others strengths and weakness
Looks at belonging on different roles
Coaches role in Forming
Give directions
Clarify the roles of the positions
Encourages participation to not befriend the athlete due to the need to become apart of the team
Group formation Theory: Storming
Members resist control by group leaders and show hostility
Individuals/cliqques questions the position of authority of the coach
Resist the control of the group
Some may try to aquire impartant roles such as head coach
Coaches role in Storming
to embrace the storm of chaos as the athletes do want to be coached
Providing emotional support to help manage the athletes emotions
Group formation Theory: Norming
Members work together developing close relationships and feelings of camaraderie
It switches the hostility to cooperation and solidarity
the team works together towards a common goal than their individual agenda
Group Cohesion behins to develop
Coaches role in Norming
Coach needs to continue with emotional support
Aim to empower athletes
Be a medium for conflict resolution
Group formation Theory: Performing
Team members work towards getting the job done
Work without conflict to achieve shared goals and little objectives
Little need for external supervision
Group is more motivated
Structual issues are resolved
Interpersonal relationships stabilise
Roles are well defined
Coaches role in performing
Delegates responsibility to athletes
Empower athletes to lead
Encourage group to be facilitating
aims at no over coaching
Antecedents: Team / Squad Size (Widmeyer et al., 1990): focus
Antecedents: Team / Squad Size (Widmeyer et al., 1990): results
Found
Social cohesion was highest for 6 person team size
ATG-Task decreased from 3 to 6 to 9
Performance was best with 6 team size for 9 team size
Further Evidence (r value) for team sports (Brawley et al., 1987)
RC, RA, RP
Role Clarity
.38
Role Acceptance
.49
Role Performance
.43
* Cohesiveness predicted role clarity and acceptance in ice hockey teams (Dawe & Carron, 1990)
The cohesion performance relationship
Causation – one event is the result of the occurrence of the other event.
In this case – is it that levels of cohesion effect performance OR performance effects the levels of cohesion
Team cohesion = better performance