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building a team and good communication through meeting, talking, and listening are inexplicably linked and are an ongoing process
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Team Cohesion
Team cohesion is critical, as it can often impact performance. However, this can be difficult as all athletes have different personalities, goals, achievements and athletic ability. It is important to participate in team building exercises and to come up with expectations together not only for the team but also for players as individuals; this can include goals, commitment and procedures for dealing with problems within the team. Team building is not just something that should be done at the beginning of the season or when new players join, it must be worked on all season in order to have athletes work together as a cohesive team.
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Feature Articles |
Building an Effective Team
Coaches often stress the importance of developing a cohesive team with a shared sense of purpose. Yet, the unique blend of personalities, experience, and athletic ability on most teams may make the development of a highly cohesive team difficult. The present article highlights the importance of attending to team factors for the development of cohesion, satisfaction, and team member commitment. Specifically, the influence of norms, roles, group goals, and social support are discussed. While many coaches and researchers understand the importance of these variables to team functioning, interventions designed to enhance their effectiveness are rare. Practical interventions are discussed for each factor with the coach and team serving as the agents of change.
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Supplementary Article:Team Cohesion and Success
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Improving Sport Performance
When people discuss sport teams, the first thing that crosses their minds is a group of athletes working together to achieve individual and collective goals. Weiberg and Gould identified team as any group of people which interacted and shared at least one common goal to be achieved through joint actions. They also share a set of normative expectations (norms and roles) governing their behaviors. Therefore, teams are a part of a group in which relations among individuals are structured and patterned.
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Coaches’ Perceptions of Team Building
To date, most team building programs in sport have assessed athletes' perceptions of improved team functioning. However, the coach plays an invaluable role in the development of the team. The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of expert coaches on the topic of team building and to create an understanding of team building strategies specific to elite sport. Six themes emerged from the analysis: (a) fundamental elements of team building, (b) team environment, (c) coach's role and characteristics, (d) team building activities, (e) lessons learned, and (f) relationship between team building/cohesion/performance.
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Season Long Team Building
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Team Psychology
When we think of building a "team," we often think first of the team sports, such as basketball, hockey, or water polo. This is not surprising because we know that to play well and succeed in these sports, it is necessary for all the athletes to articulate and share a common purpose and a common goal, such as qualifying for the Olympics, or winning a medal. We also know that it is crucial to the success of such teams that each athlete values being a part of the "team," that they work well together, and that they clearly understand and, equally importantly, accept their role on the team.
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Team Culture
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News from SIRC |
Join SIRC and Sport4Ontario for our Toronto Open House
Friday, November 27th, come and see what SIRC, Canada's National Sport Library has to offer you. SIRC will be showcasing resources from our extensive collection. Meet the information specialists and help to choose what you would like included in your SIRC@Sport4Ontario Library.
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SIRC and the Centre for Sport and Law announce partnership
SIRC and CSL have joined forces to offer quality and relevant educational programming to Canadian sport administrators. Topics for the 2010 calendar year include practical and expert-driven advice on management issues including strength-based planning, risk management, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and social media.
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SIRC Research Award
SIRC is proud to announce the official launch of the 2010 SIRC Research Award and the SIRC Research Development Award. SIRC invites Canadian university students and faculty to submit their original sport related research for consideration of the 2010 SIRC Research Award.
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SIRC Seminar Series |
The 12-minute Sports Lawyer
This is a fast-paced presentation that moves quickly through hot topics and issues of the day
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SIRC members have access to SIRC librarians and we are pleased to share some of your questions.
Dear SIRC Librarian:
I am looking for articles or research papers related to the positive benefits of playing organized team sports that have a long term positive impact on success in life...job.. family etc
Thank you so much.
Thanks,
Mark
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