Groups

Question 1

What is the definition of a group

Answer 1

Involving 2 or more people interacting with each other where each person influences and is influenced by the other

Question 2

Characteristics that a group needs?

Answer 2

A collective identity (kit)
Shared common goal
Structured pattern of communication
Interaction (friends, close outside of games)

Question 3

Who found the model of group development?

Answer 3

Tuckman

Question 4

What is the first stage of Tuchman’s model?
What does this mean?

Answer 4

Forming - group comes together, get to know one another
Will they fit in?

Question 5

What is the 2nd stage of Tuckman’s model?
What does this mean?

Answer 5

Storming - potential conflict
Competing for a role/position

Question 6

What is the third stage in Tuckmans model?
What does this mean?

Answer 6

Norming - group begins to settle & cooperate
Cohesion starts to develop

Question 7

What is the fourth stage of Tuckmans model?
What does this mean?

Answer 7

Performance - all now interacting
Support each other, improve performance

Question 8

What are the characteristics of a cohesive team?

Answer 8

Good communication
Respect/trust
Common goals

Question 9

Who found the antecedents model?

Answer 9

Carron

Question 10

What are environmental factors?

Answer 10

Group size, time available, age

Question 11

What are personal factors?

Answer 11

Fitness, similarity, acceptance of roles

Question 12

What are the team factors?

Answer 12

Motivation, ability, desire to succeed

Question 13

What are the leadership factors?

Answer 13

Leader style (autocratic, democratic, lassiez faire)

Question 14

What is task cohesion?

Answer 14

Individuals working together to meet a common aim

Question 15

What is social cohesion?

Answer 15

Individuals that feel attached to each other. Support each other both inside and outside of the sport

Question 16

Evaluate task cohesion

Answer 16

Can override issues with SC
Players can work hard on pitch but not socialise

Question 17

Evaluate social cohesion

Answer 17

Get along and feel attached to others
Can cause divides/subgroups
Team can do well without SC

Question 18

Who founded the model of team performance?

Answer 18

Steiner

Question 19

What is the equation that Steiner proposed?

Answer 19

Actual performance = potential productivity - losses due to faulty processes

Question 20

What is the actual productivity?

Answer 20

The teams level of achievement in specific task

Question 21

What is potential productivity?

Answer 21

Maximum capability of the group when cohesiveness is strongest

Question 22

What is the losses due to faulty group processes?

Answer 22

Factors that go wrong in team performance which prevent group cohesion

Question 23

What is a co-ordination problem?
What does this result in?

Answer 23

Team members failing to communicate properly with each other
Poor timing, set plays break down

Question 24

What are motivational problems?

Answer 24

Low motivation causes losses as motivated people are carrying others

Question 25

What is the ringelman effect?

Answer 25

The average individual performance decreases as a group size increases

Question 26

What is social loafing?

Answer 26

Lowers the level of effort they contribute to the team as they believe they aren’t valued (so stop trying)

Question 27

What are the factors that cause performers to loaf?

Answer 27

No clear role
Lack of confidence
Poor coach
Goals unrealistic

Question 28

Strategies to overcome social loafing?

Answer 28

Rewards/reinforcement
Special roles
Goal setting
Leadership match style of group