3. Conflict - Domestic
• Team Members
– Bickering
• Verbal release of tension
– Aggression
• Physical release of tension
– Competition
• Striving for the same goal and unaware of each other
– Misplaced
• Their problem should have been with their team working abilities, not each other
• Herb and Patti Brooks
– True Conflict
• Different goals and means for Herb’s involvement in his family
– Bickering
• Verbal release of tension
4. Conflict - International
Soviet and American tension due to the Cold War
• True Conflict
– Seeking different ends and means
– Perceived Interference
• Aggression
– Physical release of tension
• Competition
– Striving for the same rewards
6. Decision Making Process
• Individualistic Decision Making Process
– Has little to do with leadership type
Requirements:
– isolated individuals
– independently deciding on a course of action
– No interaction and consultation from others
7. Dynamics of the Group
• Dynamics of the Coaches
• Dynamics of the Team
8. Dynamics of the Coaches
• Herb Brooks was the change agent
• Very complacent and assured coaches
• External pressure amongst the coaches
against Herb Brooks
9. Dynamics of the Team
• Darwinian
• Didn’t trust each other or the coach
• Unusually young team, even for professional
athletes
10. Dynamics of the Team – Mike Eruzione
• Resident Phoenix
• “I play for USA”
• 3rd foot
• Humble captain on and off the ice
12. Goals of the Coaches
• The Other Coaches “vs.” Herb Brooks
• Hockey game vs. Revolution
• Press machine “Have it all” team vs. Successful
team
• Galaxy of superstars vs. a functioning solar
system
14. Interdependence of the Coaches –
Herb Brooks
• Herb Brooks
– democratic leader
• Did his homework on each player
• Looks for the right ones, not the best ones
• More likely to play bad cop
15. Interdependence of the Coaches –
Other Coaches
• Other Coaches
• Looked for the best, not so much the right ones
• Dealt with policy and bureaucracy – media and
liaisons from the NHL and the Olympics
• More inclined to play good cop with the team
16. Interdependence of the Team
• Being skillful but “covering” each others’ spots
• Working on their own with drills and
psychological profiles and tests