Sam is the coach of a high school soccer team and has noticed that some close relationships have formed as well as feelings of camaraderie and shared responsibilities for the team's success. Which stage of development is the team in?

Team development refers to the process of learning in which an individual learns to work in a team effectively. Bruce Tuckman identified five stages which an individual goes through in the process of team development. The five stages are forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. These are the process which works simultaneously.

The storming stage is the second stage of team development. It is the stage in which the individual goes through various competitions and conflicts. In this stage, the performance of the team varies and decreases. The energy is invested in meaningless activities. In the case of Sam's team, the team stands on the storming stage. Here, the team is experiencing a downfall because of certain conflict is arising.