In the Momona Ethiopian Journal Of Science, in an article titled “Investigating the Relationship between Team Cohesion and Self-Presentation among Different Competitive Team Sports of Ethiopian Universities”, T.A. Haddera (2016) was looking at cohesiveness within a team dynamic, “because it’s not only associated with group level outcomes such as performance but also with individual outcomes.” Again, this reinstates that there is a paradoxical nature to team sports in that you have individuals that then make up the team. When looking at team sports from an individual perspective James and Collins (1997) noted eight stress dimensions that can affect an individual. Six that are directly related to the task include: concerns about perceived
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Having played so many I can relate to just about every one of the stresses that James and Collins (1977) noted, that can affect individuals within a team sport. One in particular that I relate to the most is non-performance to the required standards, and this then for me correlates to concerns about significant others and social evaluation. For example, if I were to be serving in a volleyball game, the ball would be solely in my control. If I were to then serve the ball out of bounds, the point would go to the other team. In this play, I would be particularly anxious about what my coach would say and how my teammates would react. Even though volleyball is a team sport, as an individual what is in your control you hope to do well. Concurrently, as an individual you are separate from the team and a part of the …show more content…
Nothing can stop the power people have when they come together. As we can see through the examples of social media, natural disasters, epidemics, team sports and ecology this paradox has the ability to transcend through many different disciplines. In light of this paradox and the human condition of self-awareness, it is important to be self aware of the connections we are making in this world even if we feel disconnected at times. It is through these connections and disconnection that people are able to better understand the world, the people in it, and oneself as
Having played so many I can relate to just about every one of the stresses that James and Collins (1977) noted, that can affect individuals within a team sport. One in particular that I relate to the most is non-performance to the required standards, and this then for me correlates to concerns about significant others and social evaluation. For example, if I were to be serving in a volleyball game, the ball would be solely in my control. If I were to then serve the ball out of bounds, the point would go to the other team. In this play, I would be particularly anxious about what my coach would say and how my teammates would react. Even though volleyball is a team sport, as an individual what is in your control you hope to do well. Concurrently, as an individual you are separate from the team and a part of the …show more content…
Nothing can stop the power people have when they come together. As we can see through the examples of social media, natural disasters, epidemics, team sports and ecology this paradox has the ability to transcend through many different disciplines. In light of this paradox and the human condition of self-awareness, it is important to be self aware of the connections we are making in this world even if we feel disconnected at times. It is through these connections and disconnection that people are able to better understand the world, the people in it, and oneself as