Introvert Vs Extrovert-Sport

Ok, the question is, if two Groups, A and B (group A being introverts, group B extroverts), were each identical in build, mass, height etc (no extraneous variables), would Group A perform sports activities better (ie a game of football, or bowling)? The groups would be seperated to avoid group prejduice. Also like to add that all participants were willing to give 100%

Reply 1

Luize

13

Well It would make sense that Group B would feel at ease shouting to each other and making a bond with their team mates and so would have better team work, if it is a team sport (football)
However with bowling it is different, it's not really a team sport. Group B could feel a bit uneasy, it's not really a game where you can be loud. I've always seen extroverts as wanting to show off (I'm introverted..) and so I would assume that they may make silly mistakes by just being them. Whereas Group A would be able to concentrate on the game.

Of course thats all just speculative, It would be interesting to find out though. I'm not really sure if it would make much of a significant difference though, it's more of a personality thing. Sport doesn't often rely on your personality.

Reply 2

Howard

5

Introverted people are not good "team players" generally. My money would be on the extroverted team.

Reply 3

animaluvva

I know that Sports Psychology suggests that introverted people are better at individual activities whereas extroverts tend to excel at team activities - obviously theres overlap though, very few people are introvert or extrovert, they're a mixture of both

Reply 4

saiyamanadingdongbanana

OP

Howard

Introverted people are not good "team players" generally. My money would be on the extroverted team.

But surely a team of introverts would find something in common and share similar goals.

http://www.giftedservices.com.au/StartingPoints/Introverts.html

Seems to hint that introverts are able to concentrate much better than Extroverts, without letting their emotions rule them. If so, you have a team of introverts, who are calmer, react strategically ('People of ideas and abstract invention') and tend not to take risks ('Think out loud, make decisions quickly'), then wont they perform better than the extroverts?? The extroverts will tend to 'act like heros', and 'ballhogs' whereas introverts will be more cautious. I also believe that since there is no Group predjuice, the introverts will be less prone to embarrasement ('Feel drained by people, need privacy'), because they will be surrounded with similar people with equal abilities. I personally believe introverts can be better, for example, footballers than extroverts because of their defining characteristics. In contrast, the extroverts seem to want to play these sports. Role reversal??

Well thats my arguement supporting Introverts, btw i'm an introvert, but i enjoy the bowling and football (surprise, surprise :rolleyes:

) team i'm on, in fact i'm the best player on the team in both instances.... anomaly perhaps??

Reply 5

naivesincerity

2

Howard

Introverted people are not good "team players" generally. My money would be on the extroverted team.

yes but introverted, unpopular people with no social skills may vent their frustration as a result and be more aggressive and determined, than relaxed extroverted popular people, who may not care so much about commitment as they are successful in other ways....I know you say you could control for this variable...but then you may be missing an association in the personalitys of extroverts/introverts, and using an unrepresentative sample

Reply 6

Howard

5

naivesincerity

yes but introverted, unpopular people with no social skills may vent their frustration as a result and be more aggressive and determined, than relaxed extroverted popular people, who may not care so much about commitment as they are successful in other ways....I know you say you could control for this variable...but then you may be missing an association in the personalitys of extroverts/introverts, and using an unrepresentative sample

Maybe. I don't think its something that can be generalized over. I'm quite an extrovert myself socially but hate working as a part of a team. I'm much happier doing my own thing. Mind you I have a serious problem with authority, discipline, and following rules generally so being a part of a team doesn't suit me at all.

Reply 7

naivesincerity

2

Howard

Maybe. I don't think its something that can be generalized over. I'm quite an extrovert myself socially but hate working as a part of a team. I'm much happier doing my own thing. Mind you I have a serious problem with authority, discipline, and following rules generally so being a part of a team doesn't suit me at all.

Surprising, as i would have guessed people with a dislike for authority would usually lean towards socialist beliefs....

I hate team work too generally, and have a suspiscion of authority..We have more in common than i thought, Howard :biggrin:

Reply 8

FrisbeeFan

10

naivesincerity

yes but introverted, unpopular people with no social skills may vent their frustration as a result and be more aggressive and determined, than relaxed extroverted popular people, who may not care so much about commitment as they are successful in other ways....I know you say you could control for this variable...but then you may be missing an association in the personalitys of extroverts/introverts, and using an unrepresentative sample

Just a point, but I take issue with your assumption that introverted people are naturally unpopular and vice versa. (Um...ok, I admit it, I'm introverted, but still!)

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