Exploration of Experiences of Team Unity among Male College Soccer Players

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  • 大学生男子サッカー部員によるチームのまとまりを感じる体験の探索
  • ダイガクセイ ダンシ サッカー ブイン ニ ヨル チーム ノ マトマリ オ カンジル タイケン ノ タンサク

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    Teamwork is important to maximize team performance; when there is unity in teamwork, this leads to good group performance. The purpose of this study was to examine experiences of team unity among male college soccer players. Fifty-eight members of the X University men′s soccer team were surveyed. We asked participants to freely describe events during which they felt team unity. Questionnaire data were coded using the KJ method, and six categories of experience were defined regarding team unity (“inter-group interaction”, “shared leisure”, “unity”, “witnessing aggressive attitudes”, “winning”, and “behind-the-scenes”). Increases in these experiences led to improvements in teamwork. Differences in experiences of team unity by group type (A: regular members, B: semi-regular members, C: non-regular members) were examined by category. “Winning” was observed only in Group A, while “behind-the-scenes” experiences were observed only in Groups B and C. Characteristics of the groups were revealed. The remaining four categories were observed in all groups. These were related to the presence of “fellowship”, which was shown to be an indispensable aspect of the experience of team sport unity. In particular, interactions between regular members and other athletes were important to increase team unity both on and off the pitch. Furthermore, regardless of group membership, awareness of the impact of behavior on the entire team was a factor in teamwork improvement.

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