Match Participations, Field Position, Length of Team Membership: Their Impact on Team Cohesion

Gioldasis Aristotelis; Stavrou Nektarios; Sotiropoulos Aristomenis; Psychountaki Maria

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Match Participations, Field Position, Length of Team Membership: Their Impact on Team Cohesion

Gioldasis Aristotelis, Stavrou Nektarios, Sotiropoulos Aristomenis, Psychountaki Maria

Published in American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 2, Issue 2)

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Abstract

The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between cohesion and its antecedents (match participations, field position and length of team membership). 173 players of Greek amateur leagues participated in the study. They completed the Greek version of the 18-item Group Environment Questionnaire, and also improvised scales for the other variables in the end of the season 2009-2010. The Cronbach alphas of the Group Environment Questionnaire were satisfied for both task and social cohesion. The MANOVA analyses indicated the existence of statistical significant differences on perceptions of cohesion among players with different number of participations, and length of team membership. However, the MANOVA analysis showed that there were not statistical significant differences on perceptions of cohesion among players of different field position. Specifically, players with less participations perceived lower task and social cohesion than players with more participations. Furthermore, players who were members of their team for shorter period perceived lower social cohesion and higher task cohesion than players who were members for longer. Although the no significant results regarding the relationship between cohesion and field position, some trends showed that goalkeepers and attackers perceived the highest cohesion.

Published in	American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 2, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajss.20140202.17
Page(s)	48-52
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Cohesion, Soccer, Position, Status, Performance

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Gioldasis Aristotelis, Stavrou Nektarios, Sotiropoulos Aristomenis, Psychountaki Maria. Match Participations, Field Position, Length of Team Membership: Their Impact on Team Cohesion. Am J Sports Sci. 2014;2(2):48-52. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20140202.17

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Gioldasis Aristotelis

Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, National Kapodistrian University of Athens
Stavrou Nektarios

Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, National Kapodistrian University of Athens
Sotiropoulos Aristomenis

Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, National Kapodistrian University of Athens
Psychountaki Maria

Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, National Kapodistrian University of Athens

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