Particular Aspects Concerning Cohesion of the Athlete Group at Football Teams

Team cohesion is a term which defines the tendency of a group to remain united in the pursuit of the team goals. Social cohesion is the interpersonal attraction among the members of the group. Social cohesion is important in youth sport and in non-professional competitions. For these athletes, the social component is primary as compared to the need to win the competition. Task cohesion reflects the degree to which members of a team work together to achieve performance goals. Elite, professional teams, tend to have a great task cohesion. For such teams, victory represents a greater priority than socialization. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.