Team sport is a type of sports that requires a group of players to play. In order to be successful, teams must work together as a unit to achieve their goals. It is important for kids to learn how to work with other people because this will help them in the future when they are working in a workplace or with their own family. In team sports, kids also learn how to problem solve as a group which will be beneficial for them in their adult life.
Team sports require a lot of communication between teammates and coaches. This can be in the form of spoken words, whether they are listening to a locker room pep talk or coaching drills at practice, or unspoken communication such as a player’s gesture indicating they will catch a ball, or a stick tap signaling that a penalty has ended. Kids will come to understand the importance of good communication and how to listen so that everyone is on the same page.
One of the key characteristics that sets sport teams apart from other groups is their explicit standards for effort and performance. It is clearly understood that members should report to every practice session and follow their coaches’ instructions, and that they should strive for maximum effort in competitions. These norms of effort and performance are crucial to a sense of groupness, which is often lacking in other types of groups.