Sport And Exercise Psychology: A Critical Introduction

• It began by explaining the meaning of such terms as “group”, “team” and “group
  dynamics”.


• Next, a review was provided of psychological research on the measurement and
  correlates of “team cohesiveness” (or the degree to which team-members stick
  together) and “teamwork” (or the productive co-operation between group members) in
  sport.


• The third part of the chapter examined the nature and efficacy of “team-building”
  activities in sport psychology.


• This section concluded with a summary of the practical implications of these activities
  for coaches.


• Next, a short account was provided of the advantages and disadvantages of young
  people’s participation in school sports.


• After that, I sketched some potentially fruitful new directions for future research on
  team dynamics in athletes.


• Finally, I outlined six ideas for possible research projects in this field.

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