Communication: A two way process
By Trevor Gray
Our Sports Performance coach and psychologist, Trevor Gray, talks us through communication and why it is essential to successful team building and individual development. Trevor uses this work to help budding footballers within the Ultimate Athlete programme. See Trevor's work at Ultimate Athlete here, by clicking the logo:
Without good communication it is impossible to be a good team player and for a team to work together effectively. The dictionary definition of Communication is:
“the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviours to express or exchange information or to express your ideas, thoughts or feelings”.
Communication is a two-way process, giving, and receiving information. Providing too much negative information can cause friction between team members, whereas too much praise (when it isn't warranted) can cause complacency. Communication is a two way process, verbal, and non-verbal, while also positive, or negative. We'll take a look at the forms of communication and how we can use it to our benefit both as an individual and as a team.
