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Combining Sport and Study in High School: An Insight Into a Dual Career Environment in Estonia

Kristel Kiens and Carsten H. Larsen

school” approaches, characterized by emphasizing results and short-term success already in junior years. Although there are some coaches whose work is guided by a long-term development focus, as is common in Nordic cultures, it is still a challenge, as financial support is also associated with achieving

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Using an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach to Overcome Distractive Overthinking With a High School Baseball Player

Samuel Wood and Martin J. Turner

-old development-level (high school varsity team) competitive baseball player. The first author adopted a client-led approach to develop the athlete’s self-awareness and “navigate” through challenging experiences and situations. The first author assumed an interpretivist and constructivist approach to the

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“Knowing That This Is My Place Is Very Positive”: The Case of a Swedish Table Tennis Club

Michaela Elisabeth Karlsson, Natalia B. Stambulova, and Kristoffer Henriksen

) an organizational culture characterized by a clear structure and coherence, (b) supportive training groups and a well-functioning cooperation between sport and school, and (c) coaches with expert sport-specific and pedagogical knowledge. Although successful ATDEs have been examined across various sports, extended

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The Dad and the Lad: Who Is My Client?

Scott Whitfield, Nick Wadsworth, and Joanne Butt

pause. After some reflection, he said he just wanted Harry to (a) be happy and (b) become the best version of himself, whether that is in football, school, or any other aspect of his life. As clarity with regard to what was important to Tony became more explicit through our dialogue, in line with ACT

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Nichola Kentzer in Conversation With Göran Kenttä: Recipient of the 2022 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Distinguished Professional Practice Award

Nichola Kentzer and Göran Kenttä

recovery and mental health in elite sports has continued to develop and include both athletes and coaches. Today, Göran researches and teaches at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), Stockholm, in the field of sports psychology. Göran has also been head of discipline for 10 years within

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“What if I Get Injured?”: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach for Fear of Injury With a Semielite Youth Snowboarder

David Price, Christopher R.D. Wagstaff, and Richard C. Thelwell

, I would also consider that my practice incorporates elements of the humanistic school of applied psychology, specifically the relational components of person-centered therapy (PCT). In person-centered therapy, practitioners place emphasis on the working alliance and suggest that the three core

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Providing Mental Health Care to an Elite Athlete: The Perspective of the Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport Team

Krista Van Slingerland, Natalie Durand-Bush, Poppy DesClouds, and Göran Kenttä

promoting and protecting the mental health of Canada’s university athletes. The second author, Natalie Durand-Bush, is a sport psychology professor and scientist in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. She supervises Krista’s doctoral work. Her areas of interest and specialization

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Promoting Values-Informed Development in an Elite Dual-Career Endurance Athlete

Luke T. Barnes

dissertation, John F). Kennedy University . Camiré , M. , Trudel , P. , & Bernard , D. ( 2013 ). A case study of a high school sport program designed to teach athletes life skills and values . The Sport Psychologist, 27 , 188 – 200 . 10.1123/tsp.27.2.188 Carless , D. , & Douglas , K. ( 2013

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“All or Nothing”: The Road to the National Hockey League for Five Successful Danish Players Born in 1989

Daniel K.S. Bendorff, Anders W. Aggerholm, Simon H. Dalsgaard, Christian M. Wrang, Luc J. Martin, and Niels N. Rossing

investigating how these successful year groups emerged and developed together, they only briefly investigated other important agents, such as the role of the parents, the school, and briefly mentioned other factors within the macroenvironment (e.g., physical settings, club, and community size). Indeed

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Constellation Mentoring for University Soccer Players: A Case Study

Brennan Petersen, Cole E. Giffin, Thierry R.F. Middleton, and Yufeng Li

high school, maintaining a job, and reduced problem behaviors (e.g., risk taking, gang membership; DuBois & Silverthorn, 2005 ). High-quality mentor–protégé relationships can also result in relational mentoring (i.e., mentoring relationships meeting the needs of mentors and protégés, fostering