Analiza socjometryczna w ocenie grupy spolecznej i budowaniu zespolu sportowego Sociometry in the assessment of social group and sport team building
Sociometry as a research method has been widely used both in sociology and social psychology, especially for assessment and measurement of power structures, cooperation and communication between units of the small population and the cohesion of specific social groups. The main purpose of such action is to evaluate the direction and forces of "attraction and rejection" relations that exist between the representatives of such groups. In sports, especially team disciplines (that correspond to the assumptions of small social groups) interpersonal relationship factor is very important in building of a team structure and thus that to create the right conditions to achieve high goals. Knowledge of informal social structure of sport team can be a valuable source of information for conscious coach to use. With knowledge about the factors influencing on interpersonal relations, it is possible to affect on them and eliminate unwanted behaviors. Moreover, thanks to the conscious shaping and monitoring the proper attitudes in team trainer is able to improve the interpersonal situation of a single player. By doing this the general atmosphere within the team will improve which has been found in numerous studies to correlate with in the effectiveness of team activities in achieving high goals.