Table 2.
Perceptions about the Blitzboks’ prevailing team culture.
| Team culture | Team cohesion | Team comes before individuals (no superstars) | |
| Brotherhood/family | |||
| Embrace cultural differences | |||
| Play for each other | |||
| Everybody on the “same page” | |||
| Clear purpose | Grow as people | ||
| Role-models to South African youth | |||
| Impact the lives of others | |||
| Work ethic | Team focused | Process driven | |
| Roles and responsibilities | |||
| High work rate | |||
| Discipline | |||
| Feed of the energy of others | |||
| Team values | Respect, humility, loyalty, pride, passion, accountability, self-control, dedication, leadership | ||
| Happy environment | Relaxed environment | ||
| Enjoyment | |||
| Appreciative of each other | |||
| Relationship with coaching staff | Clear, open, honest communication | ||
| Aware of personality differences | |||
| Faith | God gave talents | ||
| Bible reading, prayer, listening to sermons | |||