As the team begins to work / train / play / compete together, they move into the “storming” stage. This stage is not avoidable; every team – most especially a new team who has never worked together before – goes through this part of developing as a team. In this stage, the team members compete with each other for status and for acceptance of their ideas. They have different opinions on what should be done and how it should be done – which will cause conflict within the team. As they progress through this stage, with the guidance of the coach / team leader, they learn how to solve problems together, function both independently and together as a team, and settle into roles and responsibilities in the team. For team members who do not like conflict, this is a difficult stage to go through.