Prior shared success predicts victory in team competitions.

ABSTRACT: Debate over the impact of team composition on the outcome of a contest has attracted sports enthusiasts and sports scientists for years. A commonly held belief regarding team success is the superstar effect; that is, including more talent improves the performance of a team1. However, studies of team sports have suggested that previous relations and shared experiences among team members improve the mutual understanding of individual habits, techniques and abilities and therefore enhance team coordination and strategy2-9. We explored the impact of within-team relationships on the outcome of competition between sports teams. Relations among teammates consist of two aspects: qualitative and quantitative. While quantitative aspects measure the number of times two teammates collaborated, qualita

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6446935 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature