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Experiencing the Social Environment of a Canoe Kayak Club: A Case Study of a Special Olympics Program

Krystn Orr, M. Blair Evans, Katherine A. Tamminen, and Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos

of community setting in which the challenges of full participation and the quality of an experience for individuals with ID come to the fore. On one hand, sport programs for those with an ID are becoming increasingly available, and research suggests that sport carries unique potential for enabling

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A Case Study to Overcome Barriers and Enhance Motivations Through Experience of a Variety of Exercises: Theory-Based Intervention on an Overweight and Physically Inactive Adult

Heon Jin Kang, Chee Keng John Wang, and Stephen Francis Burns

to experience a sense of choice and where behavior originates. Competence refers to the individual’s need to interact effectively with their environment and experience a sense of effectiveness in producing desired outcomes. Relatedness is the need to feel connected to and be accepted by others in a

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Navigating Subclinical Sport Psychology as a Trainee: A Case Study of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Elite Youth Athletics

Chris Hartley

; Hayes, Barnes-Holmes, & Roche, 2001 ). RFT is a theory of human learning referring to individuals’ ability to symbolically relate stimuli and responses to one another through the process of behavioral reinforcement, even in the absence of direct experience (e.g., forming appetitive or aversive

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Using a Person-Centered Approach to Facilitate a Male Amateur Distance Runner’s Personal Growth

Joe R. Davis and Paul J. McCarthy

and empathic understanding. Rogers ( 1959 ) suggested that in their view of the world, the individual represents their self-experiences. Those that relate to the self create the self-concept. Rogers described the self-concept as the ideas and beliefs that everyone holds about themselves. He explained

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“But I Am a Runner”: Trying to Be a Rogerian Person-Centered Practitioner With an Injured Athlete

Steven Vaughan, Hayley E. McEwan, and Amy E. Whitehead

This case study describes my (first author) experiences as a trainee sport and exercise psychologist working with an injured runner during the first year of supervised practice. At the time, I was a typical trainee feeling anxious about whether my knowledge and skills were adequate to support the

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Designing Quality Sport Environments to Support Newcomer Youth and Their Families: The Case of One Program Founder/Leader

Sara Kramers, Camille Sabourin, Laura Martin, and Martin Camiré

Appropriately structured youth sport programs can serve as settings to promote positive youth development, as they allow youth to experience challenging and enjoyable activities that have been associated with enhanced psychological well-being and happiness (e.g.,  Cronin & Allen, 2015 ; Super et

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An Intervention to Support Collegiate Student-Athletes in the Transition to Meaningful Lifetime Physical Activity

Melinda B. Smith, Diane L. Gill, and Erin J. Reifsteck

frustrating when compared to the priority placed on training during college ( Plateau, Petrie, & Papathomas, 2017 ). Being an SA does not necessarily predict greater involvement in physical activity in the future ( Sorenson, Romano, Azen, Schroeder, & Salem, 2015 ). In reality, former SAs may experience

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“Rocked by Racism”: A Confessional Tale From a Trainee Practitioner Following a Racism Scandal at an Elite Youth Soccer Academy

David Price, Christopher R.D. Wagstaff, and Alessandro Quartiroli

difficult for White practitioners to develop their cultural humility. Although we appreciate that self-reflexive case studies alone are not sufficient in developing a culturally grounded sport psychology community, we hope that our experience will help inform other White practitioners in becoming more aware

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“Don’t Just Speak About It, Be About It”: Rebecca Busanich in Conversation With Shannon Baird on Choosing the Principled Path as a Practitioner

Rebecca Busanich and Shannon Baird

what we can all learn and take away from her unique practitioner experience. Career Progression: “I Was Literally Born to Do This Job” Rebecca : Describe your journey to where you are today. Shannon : You and I kind of started in the same place.... At Iowa, a couple of things happened that

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Consultancy Under Pressure: Intervening in the “Here and Now” With an Elite Golfer

John Pates and Kieran Kingston

expectation of work with players to identify what went well and what required attention moving forward. Through the process of reflection, important information regarding the client’s experiences and beliefs was obtained. Reflecting also helped determine the efficacy of my approach and/or subsequent