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- Title
Development and Evaluation of a Team Building Intervention with a U.S. Collegiate Rugby Team: A Mixed Methods Approach.
- Authors
Shipherd, Amber M.; Basevitch, Itay; Renner, Kelly Barcza; Siwatu, Kamau Oginga
- Abstract
The researchers conducted a two-phase mixed methods study to identify team cohesion weaknesses in a collegiate rugby team and to determine if, and how, an innovative short-term sport psychology intervention could facilitate cohesion. A Performance Enhancement Consultant (PEC) spent the first 16 weeks of the season with a U.S. collegiate club rugby team collecting quantitative and qualitative data on team cohesion. Based on the initial findings, the researchers selected a challenge activity as an ideal way of addressing the team's multiple cohesion shortcomings in a single day workshop. Following the intervention, the PEC collected quantitative and qualitative data at two different times: approximately one week following the intervention and approximately ten weeks following the intervention. Data revealed significant immediate and long-term increases in team cohesion following the intervention. Additionally, athletes noted the intervention (a) provided them with effective techniques to utilize while performing together, and (b) utilized an innovative design.
- Subjects
TEAM building; COLLEGE rugby football; SPORTS psychology; SOCIAL cohesion; COLLEGE athletes; MIXED methods research
- Publication
Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (1947-2900), 2014, Vol 6, Issue 2, p31
- ISSN
1947-2900
- Publication type
Article