Search focused application design – separate vs integrated [on hold]

I am creating an application with 3 tabs:

• options (and settings)
• group statistics
• individual statistics

Right now, you change the group by searching for it on the options tab. After you have done this, you can search for an individual in this group.

Is it generally better to incorporate the search feature into each tab at the top?

The app displays a team graph and an individual graph for running times.