Hoosiers takes place in a small town called Hickey in Indiana. Norman Dale, the main character lands a job as the head coach of Hickey’s basketball team. We soon find out that the town’s expectations and norms are far different than Coach Dale’s, which leads to an interesting narrative. Coach Dale’s principles seem to irk many people in the community, which creates a perfect depiction of what challenges may rise as people resist change. In the beginning stages of this movie we see a clash of norms, as the coach wanted to set new norms around the school and ultimately the community itself. The head coach faces many forms of conflict, but decides to stick his principles. However, the townsfolks didn’t agree with Coach Dale’s methods, and wanted
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Griffith and Ethan B. Dunham (2015) pg. 9 Tuckman’s theory is based on 5 stages of development which are forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Judith Stein “Behaviors observed during the Forming stage may include lots of questions from team members, reflecting both their excitement about the new team and the uncertainty or anxiety they might be feeling about their place on the team”. At the beginning of the movie we see the forming process, as Dale observes the behavior of the team. Around this time the townsmen invited him to a meeting to hopeful introduce him the small town’s norms that surround the basketball team. Judith Stein describes the sense of frustration that goes on in this stage. Storming is usually where most of the conflicts take place, as the team struggles to find a solid identity. The film quickly shifts to the storming phase and stays there for a while. Many people in the community are frustrated with Dale’s decisions. The coach decided to run practice in a different way than expected and it seemed to rub the town folks the wrong way. This illustrates how people normally try to resist change. The Hickey community eventually wanted coach Dale fired because of his drastic and polarizing decisions. Once Jimmy enters the scene by defending Dale, the town is forced to accept new norms. Judith Stein “Team members are able to prevent or solve problems in the team's process or in the team's progress. A "can do" attitude is visible as are offered to assist one another. Roles on the team may have become more fluid, with members taking on various roles and responsibilities as needed. Differences among members are appreciated and used to enhance the team's performance.” We really begin to see the team’s success take off during the performing stage. During each huddle, players are actively listening to the coach’s instructions instead of being disengaged like in the beginning of the film. Players became more confident
Griffith and Ethan B. Dunham (2015) pg. 9 Tuckman’s theory is based on 5 stages of development which are forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Judith Stein “Behaviors observed during the Forming stage may include lots of questions from team members, reflecting both their excitement about the new team and the uncertainty or anxiety they might be feeling about their place on the team”. At the beginning of the movie we see the forming process, as Dale observes the behavior of the team. Around this time the townsmen invited him to a meeting to hopeful introduce him the small town’s norms that surround the basketball team. Judith Stein describes the sense of frustration that goes on in this stage. Storming is usually where most of the conflicts take place, as the team struggles to find a solid identity. The film quickly shifts to the storming phase and stays there for a while. Many people in the community are frustrated with Dale’s decisions. The coach decided to run practice in a different way than expected and it seemed to rub the town folks the wrong way. This illustrates how people normally try to resist change. The Hickey community eventually wanted coach Dale fired because of his drastic and polarizing decisions. Once Jimmy enters the scene by defending Dale, the town is forced to accept new norms. Judith Stein “Team members are able to prevent or solve problems in the team's process or in the team's progress. A "can do" attitude is visible as are offered to assist one another. Roles on the team may have become more fluid, with members taking on various roles and responsibilities as needed. Differences among members are appreciated and used to enhance the team's performance.” We really begin to see the team’s success take off during the performing stage. During each huddle, players are actively listening to the coach’s instructions instead of being disengaged like in the beginning of the film. Players became more confident