Study of the relationship between leadership and Group cohesion in sports teams : Psycho-sociological approach

Abstract

In team sports, a group of players strives for performance at all costs. The concept of performance is not limited to winning. It encompasses both positive results and the achievement of set objectives. A team may, for example, set itself the goal of staying in the same division, and this objective, if achieved, constitutes a performance. When we look at the notion of performance in team sports through the lens of social psychology, it's clear that group dynamics and individual behaviors, collective tasks and discord... are all important in achieving the goals set by these teams. Social psychology in sport offers readers a global perspective, a broad knowledge base and the latest thinking on topics such as social relations between members, communication, leadership of coaches and team captains, group cohesion, motivational climate, audience effects and morality. Our study focuses on the collective climate and behaviors of individuals who build a social group working towards the same goal, namely performance, and on understanding the abstract movements that exist under the actual image of each group (conflicts, sub-groups...) and on their development according to defined sociometry norms; inter-attraction and cohesion, repulsion between individuals following socio-dynamic laws