EDKP 498 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Knute Rockne, Air Jordan, Mark Messier

• School: McGill University
• Department: Kinesiology&Physical Education
• Course: EDKP 498
• Professor: Gordon Bloom

Document Summary

Gaining knowledge about nature of groups and their development and on understanding the interrelationships between groups and their individuals, b/w groups, and b/w groups and larger institutions. Note: a group is more than just a collection of individuals. Group in terms of cohesion refers to a team rather than a group of individuals. Assembly effect: variations in group behaviour that are a function of the combinations of individuals in the group. Kobe byran & shaq: won 3 nba titles for la lakers (2000-2002, in 2003 season, both players got into a feud and team ranked. Detrimental effect on team cohesion in turn this affected team performance. Did not win another championship until 7yrs later. Individual members may affect the decision of other members to stay on the team. Mark messier: never felt like i was playing in gretzky s shadow.