“cohesion” defined, 201–4;
development of, 213–18
(see also team building);
dimensions of, 201, 213;
friendship-based cliques, 207;
group dynamics, meaning of, 198;
measuring of, 204–6;
performance, and, 206–12;
research directions, 221;
research projects, 221;
school sports, 218–20;
see also teambuilding
Team Cohesion Questionnaire (TCQ), 204, 205
team dynamics, 197–8
team spirit, 195, 196, 198, 199, 202, 287;
definition, 288
team sports:
over-arousal, 85
team success:
characteristics of successful team, 211–12;
team cohesion and, 206–11
teamwork, 202
telic dominance, 287, 288
temporal occlusion paradigm, 171, 175, 288
ten-year rule, 163–4, 181, 190, 288
Tendulkar, Sachin, 40
tennis, 6, 56, 90, 91, 97, 124, 153, 157, 167, 168, 169, 170, 175, 180, 181, 182, 196, 257;
goal-setting, 57, 122;
injuries, 261;
Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles final, 2002, 125
Test of Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS), 108–10, 129
tests and measures:
achievement goal theory, 45;
anxiety, 80–4;
attentional processes, 108–13;
concentration skills, 108–13, 128;
Group Mental Rotations Test (GMRT), 151;
Likert scales, 137, 205, 285;
memory-span test, 184;
mental toughness, 9–11;
Sensation Seeking Scale, 65;
Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS), 80, 81;
Sport Attributional Style Scale, 52;
Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT), 80, 81;
Test of Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS), 108–10, 129;
see also psychological tests;
psychometric tests;
self-report measures
think aloud verbal protocols, 172–3
Thought Occurrence Questionnaire for Sport (TOQS), 110
thought sampling, 172–3, 288
thought-stopping, 124
Subject index 350