When it comes to building a team within any organization it is important that the team rapport and relationship is strong in order to maximize results and ensure that everyone is working to the best of their ability. Sports teams, in particular, require all team members to spend time working on their relationship out of training time, this has been proven to ensure that the team members have a strong bond so that they can take that into their games. A team that hasn’t had the bonding time that is necessary is likely to underperform especially when it comes to interacting with other team members, if you want to see the best results from your team you have to ensure that your training also covers team bonding exercises.
There are many team bonding exercises that have been proven to ensure that the team has a strong relationship that can be used within sporting games. Many of them are very simple which consists of nothing more than spending social time together, as sometimes building a relationship is best done in a more natural manner. Your team should build a friendship and respect for one another so that they can be a better functioning team when playing. Having a good friendship between team players is also very mutually beneficial for everyone involved, surely it is better to play alongside people that you consider to be friends rather than just being colleagues. There are many methods to do this which I will be detailing below.
Texting Games
When building a strong sports team it is vital that there is regular contact between the team members and that they are having a strong social life with each other. This allows each team member to have a strong understanding of their peers so that they can avoid disruptive disagreements or misunderstandings between players. A fun way to conduct this technique between team players is to set up a texting game thread, this helps build a healthy competition between the players whilst maintaining social contact and having some fun. There are many great texting games to play available on your phone or tablet app store, there are a variety of options so you are bound to find a fun one for you and your sports team to enjoy.
Social Activities
Although having an online social relationship between teammates is essential to make sure everyone is up to date with the other player’s personal situations, it is also very important that a bond and strong relationship is built by spending physical time together. For the team to play their sports to the very best of their ability it is important that they spend time together outside of work and playing at matches, if you want the relationship to benefit the team during a game then they must have a strong relationship outside of the sporting environment. Without any outside interactions away from sports where the team can relax together you may find the team is more subject to disagreement as they may begin to resent other team members. In order to avoid this, I would recommend that you take the team to a relaxing social environment to give them the opportunity to interact.
Games Night
A final method to be used to help build a strong relationship between your sports team members to benefit them when they are playing a professional match would be to remember to have fun together. The fundamental reason behind any professional sports player’s decision to start their career is the fact that they had fun playing their sport, it is important that this enjoyment is not forgotten and that although there is a lot riding on the team’s success, everyone should be having fun in this profession.
If you find that your team has forgotten about the fun element of playing sports then it may be time to bring the team together for a games night to try and reignite this spirit. Bringing the team together for a night of fun and relaxation is a great idea for any team that lacks a strong relationship, you will find that once the team is able to relax a little their performance in games is bound to improve.
