ABSTRACT
Efforts to build a team often start with the identification of team goals and the development of a clear team mission. The majority of sports teams that are successful are built on a clear vision and a subsequent plan of action to fulfil the vision of the team. Those teams that achieve continued success in sport are usually very well organized, not only in terms of the structures involved in the team, but also in terms of both what the team is trying to achieve and the planning of what steps are required to get there. However, in sport the approaches to planning are generally not as well structured and effectively executed as those in business environments. As a result, there is the opportunity for a team that plans well to gain a significant advantage over its rivals. Recent research on teams has characterized them to be dynamic, emergent, and adaptive entities embedded in a multilevel system (Kozlowski and Ilgen, 2006). Of particular interest here is the recognition that teams are dynamic and continually evolving. As a result, the process of planning should be an ongoing process.
