Abstract
The article presents a review of research on group cohesion; an important social-psychological construct especially relevant to sport psychology where group cohesion is often considered as a crucial factor in the performance of sport teams. First, the article focuses on theoretical approaches to and delimitation of group cohesion as a diverse construct which has been defined in various ways.
The article also shows the importance of cohesion and its dynamics in the field of sport where especially the performance in the team sports seems to be directly related to the relative level of group cohesion. Furthermore, the article presents diagnostic possibilities of group cohesion useful in coaching practice and compares the results of various research applications of these methods in the field of sport.
Finally, the authors suggest possible directions in further research of this construct which has not been sufficiently studied in the Czech context.