Group dynamics

What are the 4 stages of group formation

• Form- team comes together towards a common goal

• Storm- team bushes boundaries, conflict (2 players want to play in same position)

• Norm- team resolves conflict, works together, cohesion occurs

• Perform- effectively work together as a team, appreciate each others difference

What was Tuckermans group formation theory

• when a team forms, there’s 4 stages a group must pass to work as a unit

4 features of a team- Tuckman

• Collective identity- team can be recognised easy (kit), gives motivation and sense of belonging to team

• Interaction- successfully operate in their own role while linking with other members in team, performers working together

• Communication- talking with each other

• Shared goal- all aiming for same goal for max motivation

Advantages of playing at home

• home support improves performance

• away team commits mire fouls, mire anxious due to unfamiliar environment

• more matches won at home

• don’t have to travel- muscle cramps

Disadvantages of playing at home

• increased pressure from home crowd

• performers become more self concious at home causing over arousal

• players put more pressure on themselves at home matches due to expectations

Cohesion in sport

Tendency for individuals to work together to achieve shared goal

Task cohesion

• working to reach target

Social cohesion

• interaction with other group members, get along socially

Influence of social and task cohesion in performance

• social cohesion isn’t enough to produce reduce results on it’s own

• task cohesion is stronger, can produce success without social cohesion- players may not get along but work hard to shared goal

Factors affecting cohesion in group

• environment- size of group

• personal- ability/motivation

Steiner model of productivity

Actual productivity= potential productivity (best performance group could do) - losses due to faulty processes (things going wrong e.g. bad coaching, misunderstanding)