Universität Wien

350124 VU BE2II - Team and Group Processes in Sports (2024W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 35 - Sportwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Tu 22.10. 11:00-12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock

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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The 19/11, 10/12/24 and 07/01/25 are planned for the group project and do not require being present on campus.

  • Tuesday 01.10. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 08.10. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 15.10. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 29.10. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 05.11. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 12.11. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 19.11. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 26.11. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 03.12. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 10.12. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 17.12. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 07.01. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 14.01. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 21.01. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 28.01. 11:00 - 12:30 ZSU - USZ II, Seminarraum II, 1. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims:
- Advanced cognitive and experiential knowledge about the fundamentals of observing, describing, and interpreting group and team processes in sports.
- In-depth knowledge of design and intervention possibilities in group processes, team development, and promoting team functionality.
- Advanced knowledge of team functions in organizations and the conditions for optimizing performance in groups

Contents:
- Observation and recognition of group dynamics.
- Fundamentals of communication.
- Impact of leadership on group performance.
- Causes of a team's performance decline (group collapse).
- Interventions to enhance group performance and cohesion.
- Factors influencing a motivational climate.
- Fundamentals and effects of group synchrony and group cognition.

Methods: Group project, practical exercises, and assignments related to the above-mentioned content.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation (18%):
- Submission of assignments
- Engagement in practical exercises

Presentation of the group project in the course (35%)

Seminar paper (35%) and individual reflection (12%) on the group project

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For a positive assessment, it is required to actively contribute to the group project's presentation (attendance at the group's own presentation date!), be responsible for a part of the seminar paper related to the group project, and submit the personal reflection.

The grading scale is as follows:

1 = 100 – 88
2 = 87 – 76
3 = 75 – 64
4 = 63 – 51
5 = 50 and below

Examination topics

Literature will be provided by the course leader. Students are expected to study the texts given.

Reading list

Beauchamp, M. R., & Eys, M. A. (2014). Group dynamics in exercise and sport psychology (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Belbin, R. M. (2010). Management teams: Why they succeed or fail (3rd ed.). Belbin.

Budziat, R., & Kuhn, H. R. (2022). Gruppen und Teams professionell beraten und leiten: Handbuch Gruppendynamik für die systemische Praxis. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

Duda, J. L., & Appleton, P. R. (2016). Empowering and disempowering coaching climates: Conceptualization, measurement considerations, and intervention implications. In M. Raab, P. Wylleman, R. Seiler, A. M. Elbe, & A. Hatzigeorgiadis (Eds.). Sport and exercise psychology research (pp. 373-388). Academic Press.

Eys, M., Bruner, M. W., & Martin, L. J. (2019). The dynamic group environment in sport and exercise. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 42, 40–47.

Eys, M., Kim, J., & Godfrey, M. (2019). Group dynamics in sport and exercise. In M. H. Anshel, T. A. Petrie, & J. A. Steinfeldt (Eds.), APA handbook of sport and exercise psychology: Sport psychology (pp. 399–418). American Psychological Association.

Forsyth, D. R. (2014). Group dynamics. Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Forsyth, D. R. (2021). Recent advances in the study of group cohesion. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 25(3), 213–228.

Lau, A. (2020). Interaktion und Kommunikation im Sport. In J. Schüler, M. Wegner, H. Plessner (Hg.), Sportpsychologie: Grundlagen und Anwendung (S. 427-442). Springer.

McNeese, N., Cooke, N. J., Fedele, M., & Gray, R. (2016). Perspectives on team cognition and team sports. In M. Raab, P. Wylleman, R. Seiler, A. M. Elbe, & A. Hatzigeorgiadis (Eds.). Sport and Exercise Psychology Research (pp. 123-141). Academic Press.

Ohlert, J., & Zepp, C. (2016). Theory-based team diagnostics and interventions. In M. Raab, P. Wylleman, R. Seiler, A. M. Elbe, & A. Hatzigeorgiadis (Eds.). Sport and exercise psychology research (pp. 347-370). Academic Press.

Ohlert, J., & Zepp, C. (2020). Gruppenleistungen im Sport. In J. Schüler, M. Wegner, H. Plessner (Hg.), Sportpsychologie: Grundlagen und Anwendung (S. 395-425). Springer.

Schulz von Thun, F. (2010). Miteinander Reden: 1. Störungen und Klärungen: Allgemeine Psychologie der Kommunikation (48. Aufl.). Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag.

Schulz von Thun, F. (2010). Miteinander Reden: 2. Stile, Werte und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung: Differentielle Psychologie der Kommunikation (32. Aufl.). Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag.

Schulz von Thun, F. (2013). Miteinander Reden: 3. Das „Innere Team“ und situationsgerechte Kommunikation (32. Aufl.). Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag.

Schulz von Thun, F. (2007). Miteinander Reden: 4. Fragen und Antworten (8. Aufl.). Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag.

Stahl, E. (2012). Dynamik in Gruppen. Handbuch der Gruppenleitung (3. Aufl.). Beltz Verlag.

Storch, M., & Tschacher, W. (2015). Embodied Communication: Kommunikation beginnt im Körper, nicht im Kopf. Hogrefe AG.

Wegner, M. (2020). Gruppendynamik und Teambuilding im Sport. In J. Schüler, M. Wegner, H. Plessner (Hg.), Sportpsychologie: Grundlagen und Anwendung (S. 479-498). Springer.

Wergin, V. V., Zimanyi, Z., Mesagno, C., & Beckmann, J. (2018). When suddenly nothing works anymore within a team – Causes of collective sport team collapse. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 2115.

Association in the course directory

BE2II

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