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Leonie V Webster1, James Hardy1, Lew Hardy1
1Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Sport, Health, and Exercise Sciences, Bangor UniversityBangor, United Kingdom.
Frontiers in Psychology
|July 27, 2017
Summary
Organizational psychology factors like trust and conflict are crucial for elite sports team effectiveness. This study proposes a new model for cricket, applicable to other sports.
Area of Science:
- Sports Psychology
- Organizational Psychology
- Sociology of Sport
Background:
- Limited insight exists into key factors driving elite sports team effectiveness.
- Organizational psychology offers multidimensional perspectives on team effectiveness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore elite cricket players', coaches', and psychologists' perceptions of team effectiveness.
- To identify critical factors contributing to sports team success.
Main Methods:
- Employed an abductive qualitative inquiry approach.
- Conducted semi-structured interviews with 21 elite cricket participants.
- Utilized inductive and deductive data analysis.
Main Results:
- Identified six key themes: culture, values, communication, understanding, leadership, and individual attributes.
- Found organizational psychology constructs (trust, conflict) more significant than traditional sport factors.
- Observed some gender-based differences in perceptions.
Conclusions:
- Proposed a novel, practical model for elite cricket team effectiveness.
- Highlighted the importance of organizational psychology principles in sports.
- Suggested the model's potential transferability to other team sports.
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