Communication and team performance : a case study of Division I Football Captains / Leeann M. Lower-Hoppe, Tarkington J. Newman, Kyle B. Heuett, Shea M. Brgoch.

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London : Human Kinetics, Inc., 2020.

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Performance excellence is a core value in athletic teams. A team's intraorganizational network has been considered an important determinant of team performance. However, the role of sport-team captains is often overlooked in lieu of the coaching staff. The purpose of this case study was to explore the relationship between team captains' intrateam ego network and team-performance indicators. The researchers video recorded the intrateam communication of 4 college football-team captains over the course of 9 practices and collected secondary data pertaining to team performance. Analysis of the coded interactions revealed significant positive relationships between captains' ego network and the previous week's team performance, with a nonsignificant correlation with the subsequent week's team performance. Analysis exploring the relationships between captains' ego network and other team-performance indicators provides some support for the impact of intrateam communication on team performance. Implications for coaches and future directions for research are presented.

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September 17, 2024

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