Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 77-96 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | International Journal of Sport Communication |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Human Kinetics, Inc.
Keywords
- Intrateam ego network
- Leader network centrality
- Leader network density
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Communication
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management