Any team sport would require the team to play in sync and coordination. A single wrong move and the opposition can pounce on that opportunity and that little miscommunication can make you lose the match or even the tournament. This is why communication and clear communication at that is necessary if one wants to avoid making mistakes during a game. Now the problem with verbal communication is that if the opposition can understand your language, then they will also know what you want to convey to your teammates and they may take countermeasures to foil your play. Thus, one needs to use a form of communication in which one can communicate with one’s team players but the opponents do not know if communication is taking place or cannot understand what the message is. Using eye contact, movements, hand gestures, signs etc one can deliver a message to the team member that they want. Thus, non-verbal communication becomes an important tool to communicate during the game and get an upper hand on the opponents. Hence, when we interact with others, we continuously exchange wordless signals and messages. All of our …show more content…
Posture is a rich channel for conveying nonverbal communication. If you make a bad play and then turn and run down the court with your head down, you have signalled that it has affected your confidence. This will be clear to just about anyone watching the game because you are hanging your head, and you look down on yourself. Even if a player is slumped over with their hands on their knees, it looks as if they are not mentally in the game. It also can suggest that the players are not confident about themselves. In any sport, you have to be confident in order to play well. Keeping your head up will keep you in the game, both physically and mentally. It will keep you in a more positive mind