Post by Professor Adam Nicholls
Professor of Sport Psychology at the University of Hull. โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ
โ๐๐ณ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑโ England head coach,Thomas Tuchel, discusses squad selection and the importance of cohesion among the squad, and how he wanted a highly cohesive squad like: โI experienced it with South American players, how much they mean it and much it fuels them to be close together on and off the pitch, and how much it elevates their performanceโ ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก? "a dynamic process which is reflected in the tendency for a group to stick together and remain united in the pursuit of its instrumental objectives and/or for the satisfaction of member affective needsโ (Carron et al. 1998, p. 213). ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก: Team cohesion has been associated with a variety of desirable outcomes such as: 1๏ธโฃEnhanced Team Performance A meta-analysis containing 46 studies, by Carron et al. (2002), revealed that there was an effect size of .66 for the relationship between team cohesiveness and team performance. 2๏ธโฃIncreased Peer Efficacy Peer efficacy was conceptualised as each athleteโs belief about their teammatesโ abilities to be successful in completing a task. Athletes who reported higher levels of cohesion also reported higher levels of peer efficacy (Marcos et al., 2010). 3๏ธโฃ Decreased jealousy Research has suggested that team cohesion is negatively associated with jealousy ((Kamphoff et al. 2005). 4๏ธโฃ Increased collective efficacy With a sample of female and male professional football players, Leo et al. (2015) found that team cohesion was associated with team beliefs in their ability to operate as a team and be successful. ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก Westre and Weiss (1991) explored whether team cohesion was related to coach leadership style and coach behaviour. Higher frequencies of instruction by the coach, social support from the coach, a democratic style of leadership in which athletes had their say over decisions, and positive feedback were associated with more task cohesion among athletes. (๐ฅ: England)
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