SOCIOMETRY IN TEAM SPORTS – VOLLEYBALL EXAMPLE

Year 2022, Volume: 10 Issue: 4, 130 - 142, 31.12.2022

Ayşe Görmez , Emsal Öztürk , Caner Cengiz , Semiyha Tuncel

Abstract

Sociometry is a measurement method used to determine the social structure of a particular group, its harmony within itself, the social development of group members, and their place in the group. In team sports, it is necessary to solve the problems between individuals to ensure harmony within the group during the competition preparation process. For this reason, it is significant to use sociometry studies in sports environments. The aim of this study is to learn the characteristics of the selected group and the relationships between team players. The methodology of the study is based on the sociometric method of structural analysis of small groups. The study group consists of Ziraat Bank's star men's volleyball team, which became the champion of Turkey in the 2018-2019 season in the men's star category. The data collection tool consists of 3 questions prepared by scanning similar studies and taking expert opinions. While preparing the questions, the questions were ensured to serve the purpose of sociometry. Considering the results of the study, we can say that on the basis of the players' positions, each player prefers players in a position other than their own. Therefore, they are aware of the need for each other for success. In addition, according to the results of the analysis of the data, the fact that the first choice of the people we see at the center of our sociogram in difficult tasks is those who are not preferred by the social person, which shows us the result that success is not a coincidence, but a professional point of view.

Keywords

Sociometry, Team Sports, Volleyball

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