group dynamics

Question 1

four I’s to make an effective team

Answer 1

Interaction
Identical goals
Interpersonal relations
Identity

Question 2

identical goals

Answer 2

are these tasks centred or social

Question 3

interaction

Answer 3

each person should know their own roles and be able to link with others in the team

Question 4

identity

Answer 4

feeling a unit because of the kit you wear

Question 5

interpersonal relations

Answer 5

helpful if players can relate to each other

Question 6

tuckmans model of how groups are formed

Answer 6

1. forming
2. storming
3. norming
4. performing
5. mourning

Question 7

forming

Answer 7

group of individuals meet at trials, pre-season training starts, start to understand goals, still polite, working independently

Question 8

storming

Answer 8

ideas/roles are discussed and people compete for their adoption. some are discarded, cliques form, power struggles

Question 9

norming

Answer 9

members agree rules, behaviour and methods of working together. motivation high as team as team becomes successful

Question 10

performing

Answer 10

tournament is played - everyone attempts to fulfill their role and job, all understand their responsibilities and how they relate

Question 11

cohesion

Answer 11

the level of attractiveness in the group and how much members exhibit a desire to achieve a common goal

Question 12

2 types of cohesion and what they are

Answer 12

. task = how well the team works towards a common goal
. social = how much each player likes and offers support to each other

Question 13

4 factors to consider when dealing with groups

Answer 13

1. environmental
2. leadership
3. personal
4. team factors

Question 14

ways cohesion is lost

Answer 14

1. lack of training time together
2. lack of social time together to get to know each other
3. small groups of people isolating themselves
4. elite players being too heavily relied on

Question 15

ways of developing cohesion

Answer 15

1. set challenging but realistic goals
2. set agreed norms of behaviour
3. maintain open communication channels
4. ensure roles are defined

Question 16

types of cohesion in games

Answer 16

. co-action
. interaction

Question 17

co action cohesion

Answer 17

when every team member is working equally hard at the same thing at the same time

Question 18

interaction cohesion

Answer 18

players have different roles which have to integrate together effectively to lead to success

Question 19

productivity equation

Answer 19

actual productivity = potential productivity - faulty processes

Question 20

resources for potential productivity

Answer 20

1. fitness
2. experience
3. technical ability
4. mental strength

Question 21

examples of faulty processes

Answer 21

. poor communication
. poor strategical information
. co-ordination losses
. ringleman effect

Question 22

ringleman effect

Answer 22

more people in the team, lower effort

Question 23

social loafing

Answer 23

other people aren’t working hard so you don’t

Question 24

2 types of faulty processes

Answer 24

. motivation losses
. co-ordination losses