Initial Post

Your initial post should read approximately 250 to 350 words in length and include at least one citation from the bibliography of your textbook chapter, with the accompanying reference in APA format. To receive the maximum points, your post should include a reference from the textbook, an article of your choosing, and one of this week’s ancillary readings.

Prompt

What are aspects of group/team cohesion that you learned this week and have never considered before?

Parameters

• Identify one major point from the textbook that was a new learning point for you
• Retrieve one article/citation from the chapter bibliography that was referenced to make this point 
• Apply what you learned from reading this additional article
• Address how reading this additional article built upon this major point from the text
• Discuss contradictory information from the article to the text’s main point
• Follow APA guidelines

Readings

• Williams, J. M., & Krane, V. (Eds.). (2021). Applied sports psychology: Personal growth to peak performance (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
• Chapter 7: The Sport Team as an Effective Group
• Chapter 8: Communicating Effectively
• Chapter 16: Mindfulness in Sport
  • Read the section(s) on meditation