Sport Management Report: Goal Setting and Team Dynamics

This report delves into the crucial role of goal setting in sport management, focusing on how it influences team performance and individual adherence to exercise programs. It examines the psychological needs of team members and the strategies employed by coaches to motivate and manage their teams effectively. The report synthesizes research from various sources, including SportsDiscus, PsychINFO, and ERIC, to explore the impact of goal setting on team dynamics, conflict resolution, and overall performance. Key findings highlight the importance of psychological safety, trust, and clear communication in fostering a successful team environment. The report provides an implementation guide with actionable steps for sport managers to enhance team coordination, address psychological barriers, and ultimately achieve team objectives. Resource sheets are included to provide additional information. This report underscores the importance of a coach's understanding of team dynamics and the psychological factors that affect performance, providing a framework for effective leadership and management in the realm of sports.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
2. Brief methodology.......................................................................................................................3
3. Results and Conclusion................................................................................................................3
4. Implementation Guide.................................................................................................................6
5. Resource Sheet.............................................................................................................................6
Resource 1...................................................................................................................................6
Resource 2...................................................................................................................................7
Resource 3...................................................................................................................................7
Resource 4...................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................9

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1. Introduction
The activities that are undertaken by the sport managers or the coaches help in
maintaining the team performance. The different strategies that are applied by the managers of
the sport are dependent on the situation that is faced by the team and the manner in which
improvements can be facilitated in the team as per the requirements. As a coach for a team, I
must understand the psychological needs of the team members and motivate the members to
bring in positive results in the performance of the same.
The research question for the report is “Do goal setting programs encourage adults to
adhere to exercise programs?” The discussion will be held on understanding the manner in
which setting of goals helps in undertaking the proper management of the systems of the sport to
bring in improvements in the performance of the individual members. The delineation of the
goals and setting the activities that are required to be taken by the team members helps in
undertaking the proper management of the teams. Being an expert in the team dynamics, I must
take certain steps to adhere to the psychological needs of the team to bring in changes in the
performance of the same. On the other hand, fixing a goal for the team and taking continuous
hurdles are activities that might be taken to bring in improvements in the team performance.
The aim of the research is based on the understanding of the strategies that are
implemented by the coaches are based on the analysis of the contingencies that are faced by the
team. The identification of the psychological needs of the team helps in delineating the various
aspects of the change as per the needs of enhancing the performance.

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2. Brief methodology
The analysis on the topic is based on the research that is undertaken by the researcher. In
this connection, I have taken support from the SportsDiscus, PsychINFO and ERIC for
reviewing the current literature that will be helping me to understand the different aspects of the
change that I must undertake to understand the requirements of the sport manager or the coach.
The identification of the needs of the team members and assigning goals based on the
understanding of the capabilities of the same helps in enhancing the team performance. on the
other hand, the identification of the different competencies that are faced by the team at the
micro level will be helping me to understand the issues that are faced by the team while
performing based on the objectives. The strategies that might be taken by me as a manager of the
team is facilitated through the identification of the competencies that are faced by the members.
The identification of the issues will be helping me to design the mitigating factors relating to the
health and the other psychological factors of the team members that support the proper
functioning of the team.
3. Results and Conclusion
Bradley et al. (2012) stated that task conflict in the team affects the performance of the
same as there are psychological conflicts regarding the assignment of the roles for the smooth
performance of the people in the team. The psychological safety played a major role in defining
the activities of the functions that are undertaken by the team members in the context. The
research undertaken by Bradley et al. (2012) is based on the evidence and sampling of 117
project teams which is characterized by psychological safety. The major elements of the change
that is required to be taken by the sport manger is to understand the capabilities of the members
of the team and thereby assign goals, which is achievable. Geidne, Quennerstedt and Eriksson

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(2013) stated that motivation plays a key role in shaping the performance of the team members
and the manner in which the team should function based on the assessment of the strengths and
weaknesses of the members in the team. The manger must be able to justify the position of the
team mates for avoiding the circumstances of the conflicts in the team and their functioning. The
major aspect of the change that is required to be taken by the manager of the sport is based on the
understanding of the roles and the assessment of the capabilities of the team members for
enhancing the performance of the group. Chin, Khoo and Low (2012) stated that the assignment
of the goals is based on the timeframe for bringing ion modifications in the performance patterns
and the implementation of the different strategies that helps in bringing in modifications in the
systems of the sport.
According to De Jong, Dirks and Gillespie (2016), intra-team trust helps in the efficient
management of the teams to bring in changes in the performance. The identification of the
psychological factors relating to the team coordination must be facilitated by the managers to
bring in changes in the performance of the team as per the requirements of meeting the
objectives of the same in the current scenario. The meta-analysis that was undertaken during the
research is dependent on the cumulating evidence collected from 112 independent studies (N =
7,763 teams). The different cognitive and affective measures help in maintaining the different
aspects of the change in the performance of the teams as per the assessment of the objectives.
The trust and performance of the team is interlinked as the trust among the team members helps
in the team coordination, which helps in enhancing the functions of the team. Geidne,
Quennerstedt and Eriksson (2013) stated that the identification of the different issues in the team
and the psychological barriers based on ego and conflict in the opinions of the team members
affects the team performance. The basic changes that are required to be undertaken by the sport

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manager is based on undertaking counseling sessions with the team members to sort out the
different psychological issues that affects the coordination in the team. Chin, Khoo and Low
(2012) the different aspects of the change that must be undertaken by the coach is based on the
understanding of the Psychological concepts of the team functioning through the delineation of
the objectives. Once the objective of the team is set, the team members concentrate on a
systematic flow of actions to bring in changes within their activities within the prescribed to me
limit. Veal and Darcy (2014) stated that the goals help teams in adhering to the needs of
modifications goals and the assessment of the procedures for facilitating the change.
Management of the sport is based on the communication of the ideas and the strategies
that the teammates might implement to bring in changes in the performance of the team. On the
other hand, De Jong, Dirks and Gillespie (2016) stated that the proper functioning of the team
members is based on the identification of the different barriers that affects the performance of the
team. The proper management of the team functions is based on the understanding of the
psychological factors that affects the performance of the team and the manner in which it helps
in bringing in modifications in the team dynamics to fulfill the objectives of the team. Bradley
et al. (2012) stated that the understanding of the performance of the teams is facilitated through
the understanding of the different psychological needs of the team members and the
identification of the different mitigating factors that helps in maintaining the balance in the
functions of the individual team members. It helps in maintaining the coordination among the
team members as it facilitates the maintenance of the various aspects of the change in the
structure of the team and their individual functioning.

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4. Implementation Guide
Step 1: Analyzing the issues faced by the teammates while performing as per the objectives
Step 2: Making a note of the differences of the opinions of the teammates in the team
Step 3: Taking steps to hold sessions with the teammates and motivating them to perform the
coordinated team functions
Step 4: Discussion of the strategies with the team mates and assigning their individual goals and
setting a standard for the same to be attained
Step 5: Setting a time frame for implementing the changes in the team performance (Geidne,
Quennerstedt & Eriksson, 2013)
5. Resource Sheet
Resource 1
Biscaia, R., Correia, A., Rosado, A. F., Ross, S. D., & Maroco, J. (2013). Sport sponsorship:
The relationship between team loyalty, sponsorship awareness, attitude toward the
sponsor, and purchase intentions. Journal of Sport Management, 27(4), 288-302.
The resource will be helping the sport manger to understand the value of team loyalty and
thereby engage in different activities to promote team coordinating among the members. The
activities will be helping the sport manager in ringing in changes in the team dynamics based on
the identification of the varied issues faced by the team members in this context. On the other
hand, the loyalty of the team members helps in maintaining the steady performance of the team,
which is helpful for bringing in improvements in the functionality of the team.

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Resource 2
Chin, N. S., Khoo, S., & Low, W. Y. (2012). Self-determination and goal orientation in
track and field. Journal of Human Kinetics, 33, 151-161.
Goal orientation will be helping the sport manager in assigning the goal for the team
while analyzing the capabilities of the same. On the other hand, the self-determination of the
change that the team requires helps in the formation of the strategies that helps in the proper
functioning of the team as per the efficiency.
Resource 3
Gaudreau, P., Carraro, N., & Miranda, D. (2012). From goal motivation to goal progress:
the mediating role of coping in the Self-Concordance Model. Anxiety, Stress &
Coping, 25(5), 507-528.
The resource will be helping the sport manager to identify the different manner in which
the manger can step to motivate the team mates. On the other hand, the resource will also be
helping the managers in understanding the steps that might be taken by the manger in
implementing the actions to progress as per the goals of the team. It will be helping the sport
manger in undertaking steps to bring in coordination and thereby understand the psychological
factors that affects the
Resource 4
Rumbold, J. L., Fletcher, D., & Daniels, K. (2012). A systematic review of stress
management interventions with sport performers. Sport, Exercise, and Performance
Psychology, 1(3), 173.

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The resource helps the mangers of the sport to bring in the understanding of
psychological factors that affects the stress management of the team mates and the manner in
which the proper functioning of the team can be facilitated.

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References
Bradley, B. H., Postlethwaite, B. E., Klotz, A. C., Hamdani, M. R., & Brown, K. G. (2012).
Reaping the benefits of task conflict in teams: The critical role of team psychological
safety climate. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(1), 151.
Chin, N. S., Khoo, S., & Low, W. Y. (2012). Self-determination and goal orientation in track and
field. Journal of Human Kinetics, 33, 151-161.
De Jong, B. A., Dirks, K. T., & Gillespie, N. (2016). Trust and team performance: A meta-
analysis of main effects, moderators, and covariates. Journal of Applied
Psychology, 101(8), 1134.
Geidne, S., Quennerstedt, M., & Eriksson, C. (2013). The youth sports club as a health-
promoting setting: An integrative review of research. Scandinavian Journal of Public
Health, 41(3), 269-283.
Veal, A. J., & Darcy, S. (2014). Research methods in sport studies and sport management: A
practical guide. Routledge.