A longitudinal study on the effects of team building for university baseball team in Japan: from the view point of team-vitalization.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect in the experience of TB among university baseball team from the view point of team-vitalization. We carry out one university baseball team (102 males, 6 female). The average age of the participants was 19.99 years (SD = 1.41). Then, using Check List of Team- Vitalization that was developed by consulting firm in Japan, we examined the degrees of team-vitalization. The answers of this investigation were collected from the participants at fifth times (before intervention of TB, immediately after TB, after three months of TB, before intervention of follow-up training of TB, and immediately after follow-up training of TB). This study for eight months provided the following three conclusions; 1) University baseball team was vitalized through the experience of TB. 2) Team-vitalization was higher than before TB experience, but this effect of the TB did not seem to be permanent. 3) To keep intervention of TB was very important.
Juntendo University Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, 1-1, Hiragagakuendai Inzai, Chiba, 270-1695 Japan. y_hochi@rb4.so-net.ne.jp
Yasuyuki
Y
Hochi
Motoki
M
Mizuno
Takahiro
T
Nakayama
Kaoru
K
Kitamura
D000328:Adult; D001484:Baseball / Q000523:psychology*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004328:Drive; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007564:Japan; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D055815:Young Adult