Sport and Organization Dynamics Institute

why should sport leaders pay attention to sodi? in their quest to gain a competitive advantage, leaders in sport have, very appropriately, leveraged best practices in fields such as: statistics, physiology, and psychology (e.g., sport analytics, exercise science, sport psychology) these domains have diffused to the extent that they contribute to competitive parity, but not to a competitive advantage. what sport has yet to leverage in a systematic, best practices manner is: organization dynamics realization of this motivated the creation of the sport & organization dynamics institute. the mission of sodi is to support the creation of competitive advantage in sport by leveraging the latest developments in organization dynamics. areas of organizational dynamics that contribute to sport performance: • developing an optimum team culture • creating a sense of “one team” among diverse athletes • creating organizational change that motivates rather than creates resistance • influencing