This article is devoted to the development and use of combination of
special exercises to increase group cohesion in the team. The students participating in
the experiment are engaged in volleyball section organized by the Department of
Physical Education and Sports of SPbSU. The aim of the study: to develop and experimentally
test the effectiveness of complexes of special exercises to increase group cohesion
in the team of volleyball students at training sessions. Two tests were chosen
for control testing: 1. psychological atmosphere in the team according to F. Fidler; 2.
determination of Sishore's group cohesion index.