TY - JOUR
T1 - Expertise in soccer teams
T2 - A thematic inquiry into the role of Shared Mental Models within team chemistry
AU - Gershgoren, Lael
AU - Basevitch, Itay
AU - Filho, Edson
AU - Gershgoren, Aaron
AU - Brill, Yaron S.
AU - Schinke, Robert J.
AU - Tenenbaum, Gershon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Aims: The purpose of the current study was to establish a conceptual framework of team chemistry components in sport with an emphasis on Shared Mental Models (SMM). Method: Elite soccer coaches (n = 6) and players (n = 3) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. An inductive thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data. Results: Four themes related to team chemistry components were identified: (1) members' characteristics (i.e., demographic data, on-field characteristics, and member's ego), (2) coach-players interactions (i.e., professional interaction and emotional intelligence of coaches), (3) interactions among the players (i.e., professional understanding, efficacy beliefs, team cohesion, players' emotional intelligence, team roles, and goals), and (4) interactions with environmental factors (i.e., owners, management, fans, and media). Conclusions: The cognitive components of the team chemistry model were clustered to establish a conceptual framework of SMM. Furthermore, the cognitive-affective-social-behavioral linkage of team chemistry and athletic performance is examined in light of the emerged model and conceptual framework. Implications and future directions are also discussed.
AB - Aims: The purpose of the current study was to establish a conceptual framework of team chemistry components in sport with an emphasis on Shared Mental Models (SMM). Method: Elite soccer coaches (n = 6) and players (n = 3) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. An inductive thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data. Results: Four themes related to team chemistry components were identified: (1) members' characteristics (i.e., demographic data, on-field characteristics, and member's ego), (2) coach-players interactions (i.e., professional interaction and emotional intelligence of coaches), (3) interactions among the players (i.e., professional understanding, efficacy beliefs, team cohesion, players' emotional intelligence, team roles, and goals), and (4) interactions with environmental factors (i.e., owners, management, fans, and media). Conclusions: The cognitive components of the team chemistry model were clustered to establish a conceptual framework of SMM. Furthermore, the cognitive-affective-social-behavioral linkage of team chemistry and athletic performance is examined in light of the emerged model and conceptual framework. Implications and future directions are also discussed.
KW - Cohesion
KW - Shared Mental Models
KW - Shared cognition
KW - Shared knowledge
KW - Team chemistry
KW - Team mental models
KW - Team performance
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U2 - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.12.002
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AN - SCOPUS:84958544326
SN - 1469-0292
VL - 24
SP - 128
EP - 139
JO - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
JF - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
ER -