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Write a report on
how a coach could
improve the group
dynamics within a
sports team.
Introduction.
Every sporting team is lead, instructed and guided
by a coach. The coach is at the head of the
sporting performance and has a major impact on
how their players perform as a unit. How they
chose to carry out training and development
determines how a team performs, It is their role
and responsibility to ensure that their players are
working together as a team, they may list the most
talented and skilled performers within individuals
but if theses individuals can’t work as one they
become a failure as a unit. This is why it is so
vitally important that they do the best they can to
work within the team in order to achieve success.
Below I have tried to analyse how and why
different group dynamics affect performance.
Group Effectiveness.
Working as part of a team in sport has proved to
be extremely beneficial in many different aspects.
Being part of a team/group allows you to act and
perform as a unit. And so it is important that the
group you work within is effective in their ways and
processes in order for success to be achieved.
There are a Varity of different ways in which this
can be done…In the essay below there are some
different actions and procedures which can be
taken to try and accomplish this.
Group Development.
1. Forming
2. Storming
3. Norming
4. Performing
Cohesion.
-Task cohesion
-Social cohesion
Stability
-The longer a group stays together, with the same
members the more likely it is to develop
cohesiveness.
Size
-Cohesion develops most quickly in small groups,
unless there are any disruptive members, who will
have a greater effect in small groups compared to
larger ones.
Support.
-Cohesive teams tend to have managers and
captains who provide support to play and who
encourage players to support each other. This
support occurs before, during and after
competition (task related support) and at other
times (personal and emotional support).
Satisfaction.
-Cohesion is associated with the extent to which
team members are pleased with each others
performance, behaviour and conformity to the
norms of the group. For example, cohesion can be
lessened if a player consistently lets the team
down.
Leadership.
Styles of Leadership.
Different styles of leadership were identified as
early as 1939 by Lewin et al. In their investigations
of adult leadership styles on 10 year old boys
attending after school clubs Lewin used three basic
styles.
-Autocratic leaders.
-Democratic leaders.
-Laissez-faire.
Theories of leadership.
• Trait Approach.
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Olivia McCarthy.