The purpose of this study is to examine the team cohesion pattern between
male and female secondary school volleyball team from Larut Matang and
Selama districts. A total of 192 volleyball players (96 men and 96 women)
were selected as respondents. This study is a quantitative survey which
adopted the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ: Carron, Widmeyer, &
Brawley, 1985) which contains 18 items and four cohesion dimensions. It
was employed to identify the team cohesion pattern of the aforementioned
teams in the quarter and semi-final stage. The data obtained were analysed
using descriptive and independent sample t test. The results demonstrated
that the team with a higher team cohesion pattern won the quarter-finals and
the semi-finals as compared to losing teams. The findings further indicate
that there are significant differences in the winning team in the quarter-finals.
However, there was no significant difference in the men and women team
who lost or won in the semi-finals. This suggests that teams that do not
exhibit strong team cohesion amongst the team members, were found to lose
the matches played and demonstrated inconsistency in their performance.
The present study reveals that team integrity cohesion is a non-trivial element
in team sports and the coach should emphasise on team cohesion before,
during and after the match to form a better performing team in future
competitions.