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Teamwork, Spirit of the Game and Communication: A Review of Implications from Sociological Constructs for Research and Practice in Ultimate Frisbee Games
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Ultimate Frisbee (UF) is a non-contact, challenging, and self-promoted team sport. Its characteristics, such as the game environment and rules, appear to influence the on-the-pitch behaviour
of players. This article examines the content of qualitative studies to determine if and how the
unique characteristics of UF may be related to nine sociological themes, that may be identified during
gameplay. These themes include the following: (a) competition and performance; (b) enjoyment;
(c) communication; (d) cooperation/friendship; (e) behaviors/welfare; (f) teamwork/social skills;
(g) environment/lifestyle; (h) rules/self-refereeing and (i) spirit of the Game (SOTG). The review
was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. A comprehensive search protocol was used to
identify, screen, and select published research articles under a Qualitative Systematic Review (QSR).
The search was occurred from 1 June to 30 December 2020 with no limitations regarding the year of
publication. Original English-language papers that contained relevant data regarding sociological
themes and UF were selected. As a result, nine papers were qualified to be included in the final
version of QSR. The files analyzed were structured with MAXQDA. A total of 521 references were
identified and selected for analysis. After the Screening (n = 301) and Eligibility (n = 71) phases, a total
of 30 potential papers were selected and classified. Nine studies were included in the final analysis.
The three most cited sociological themes in these studies were: communication, teamwork/social
skills, and spirit of the game. Research suggests that UF involves patterns of interaction related to
communication and the spirit of the game that encourage active lifestyles. Finally, we point out
that UF is an appropriate sport to include in physical education classes in which the creation of
positive relationships between students is the desired outcome. This topic should be explored further
through interventional studies done in different contexts although the evidence suggests that UF
offers players unique opportunities to experience a combination of physical activity and enjoyment.
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Qualitative research Sport sociology Teamwork Spirit of the game Communication
Citation
Amoroso, José Pedro, Jay Coakley, Ricardo Rebelo-Gonçalves, Raul Antunes, João Valente-dos-Santos, and Guilherme Eustáquio Furtado. 2021. Teamwork, Spirit of the Game and Communication: A Review of Implications from Sociological Constructs for Research and Practice in Ultimate Frisbee Games. Social Sciences 10: 300. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/socsci10080300
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MDPI