Group dynamics Flashcards
What are the characteristics of a team?
- A collective identity
- Interaction
- Communication
- A shared goal or purpose
What is a collective identity?
This means the team can be recognised easily since they are usually wearing the same colour kit. Team members will feel a strong affiliation to the team and gain a sense of pride when they wear team clothing on there way to games. This affiliation is important to give motivation and a sense of belonging.
What is interaction?
Team members should operate in their own role successfully and be able to link this role with other members. Interaction can be seen as the way that team players work together to complete a task.
What is an example of interaction?
Mid-field players in hockey linking with the defence to help get the ball out from the back in a 16-yard hit.
What is communication?
Helps with interaction, this is where individuals within the team talk to each other or communicate non-verbally
What is an example of communication?
Rugby players can use a coded call or a hand signal to indicate where the ball is being thrown in a ‘line out’
What is a shared goal or purpose?
The prospect of achieving success is what often keeps players in the team and working for each other. All team members should want to aim for the same goal to maximise motivation.
What are the 5 stages of Tuckman’s model?
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Mourning
What is the forming stage of Tuckman’s model?
- Short stage
- Group comes together and gets to know each other
- Roles and responsibilities are unclear
What is the storming stage of Tuckman’s model?
- Many teams fail at this stage as there is conflict
- Individuals ‘jostling’ for position in group
- Discussion of idea
- Relationships can be strained - alliances formed (cliques)
- Boundaries are pushed
- Establishment of goals
What is the norming stage of Tuckman’s model?
- Conflicts have been resolved
- Goal is clarified and norms established
- Team begins to settle down and cooperate
- Cohesion of the team develops
What is the performing stage of Tuckman’s model?
- All players are interactive and working together to achieve their goals
- Team members support each other
- Individual roles and responsibilities are completely understood
- Best performance is achieved
What is the mourning stage of Tuckman’s model?
- Goals have been achieved
- Team might begin to break up or disband - end of season
- Sense of job done
What does the length of time it can take to complete Tuckman’s model depend on?
- Size of group
- Difficulty of task
- Experience of the players
