The End!
Solutions
History of Team
- Began as a Division II men's lacrosse program
- Became strictly a men's lacrosse club in the early 2000's
- Spend more time as a team off the field to improve social cohesion
- Set a known standard for how playing time is distributed
- Eliminate groupthink
Norms
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Practices
- Arrival time- Prescriptive vs Proscriptive
- Choosing lineups
- Captains playing favorites
- Lack of an unbiased decision maker
Leadership
- Kevin: President, task leader
- Taylor: Secretary, relationship leader
- High Task + high relationship = sucessful sports team
What problems do you see?
Cohesion
Formation and Joining
- Task overpowers social
- Social needs more face-to-face interaction off the field
- Emotional- all players share passion for the team, but it needs to be applied to off-field relationships
- Members must maintain a 2.0 GPA, captains require 2.5
- Organization spread by word of mouth
- Fall Ball League
- Purchasing Clothing/Uniforms
West Chester Men's Club Lacrosse Team
Mike Kinsey, Kathleen Gast, Lisa Eisemann, Tara McDonough, Kristin Heydt