Shared Expectations and Implicit Coordination in Tennis Doubles Teams

    Authors

    E. L. Blickensderfer; R. Reynolds; E. Salas;J. A. Cannon-Bowers

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Appl. Sport Psychol.

    Keywords

    MENTAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; COMMUNICATION; WORK; Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism; Psychology, Applied; Psychology; Sport Sciences

    Abstract

    Very little of the existing research on team cognition has looked at sports teams. The purpose of this study was to extend previous research to the sports domain, and empirically test the relationship between one aspect of team cognitionshared expectationsand implicit coordination in 71 American tennis doubles teams. We tested a model hypothesizing a link between prior experience, shared expectations, and implicit coordination. Prior experience influenced implicit coordination directly, as well as through a positive relationship with shared expectations. The findings highlight the potential of using behavioral measures of team coordination in sport psychology.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

    Volume

    22

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    486

    Last Page

    499

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000284224400009

    ISSN

    1041-3200

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