1. Psychological factors in leading sports activities
Level 3 Sport

2. Why as a sports leader is it important to consider psychological factors? What may you need to consider Why is this important?

3. Cohesion A group of sports performers affect each other….
As part of teams think of personal examples of how you have been effected by others in a sports team –
How and why were you affected?
Was this positive or negative?
What should the leader have done?
Why would this have helped?

4. A sports leader should:
Observe
Manage
Any situations that arise to make sure the team forms successfully, creating strong bonds between players.
How could/should they do this?
Shared goals
Objectives
Know each others strengths and weaknesses
Provide roles

5. Cohesion therefore is how a group stays together and works together to achieve goals and targets
There are 2 forms of cohesion:
Task cohesion
Social cohesion

6. Group cohesion Task cohesion
Related more closely to sports performance
The extent of how a group work together to achieve a common goal
Group cohesion
How much the team enjoy each others company – how well they get on.
Enjoyment over winning or losing

7. What does a sports leader do to support cohesion?
Targets and goals
Observe and support
Prevent isolation
Opportunity to form bonds
Deal with issues when they arise

8. Group Formation
To form as a group you go through a set of developmental stages according to Tuckman (1965)
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing

9. Forming? Sports leader? Get to know each other Decide if you belong
Assess each others strengths and weaknesses
Decide if you can / want to fulfil a role within the team
Sports leader?
directive role

10. Storming? Sports leader? Conflict Cliques Question authority
Resist control
Status
Sports leader?
Guidance role
Make decisions keeping focus on joint goals

11. Norming? Sports leader Cooperation and solidarity
Work towards common goals rather than focus on individual needs / wants
Leads to satisfaction and therefor respect for others
Sports leader
Allow the group to become more involved in decision making
Allow them to be more responsible for theor own behaviour

12. Performing Effective functioning as a team No conflict
Achieving shared goals

13. Research 2 more Social Loafing – The Ringelman effect – accountability
Motivation – intrinsic and extrinsic