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formal team role [1 record]

Record 1 2006-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports (General)
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
CONT

...formal roles are prescribed to members by the organizational leadership (i.e. coaches) of a team... Examples of formal roles in sport teams are the play-making guard and shooting guard in basketball and the rushing and 'stay-at-home' defenceman in ice hockey.

CONT

The National Hockey League's organization and rules explicitly set out the team's formal roles (the coach, team captain, team manager, left wing, center, and goalie). Specific players with particular abilities are hired and trained to fulfill the requirements of those roles by the hockey teams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
CONT

Les rôles officiels sont dictés par la nature et la structure de l'organisation. Directeur des sports, entraîneur, capitaine d'équipe sont des exemples de rôles officiels spécifiques au sein d'un organisme sportif.

Spanish

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