Clear reporting of the counseling approach (and theoretical underpinning) applied by sport psychologists is often missing, with a tendency to focus on intervention content rather than therapeutic processes and relationship building. Well-defined psychotherapies such as motivational interviewing (MI) can help fill this void and provide an underpinning counseling approach (in an athlete-centered manner) as a framework for delivering interventions such as psychological-skills training (PST). This article describes the role of MI as a framework on which PST sport psychology interventions can be mapped and delivered. The paper presents an athlete case study to explain the role of MI at each phase of the interaction. Robust, well-defined applications of MI in sport require further research, although evidence from other psychological domains suggests that it can be successfully blended into sporting contexts.
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Enhancing Athlete Engagement in Sport Psychology Interventions Using Motivational Interviewing: A Case Study
Rory J. Mack, Jeff D. Breckon, Paul D. O’Halloran, and Joanne Butt
Assessing and Maximizing Collegiate Athletes’ Psychological Skills Under Constraints: A Preseason Brief Intervention Approach
Tsz Lun (Alan) Chu and Trent A. Petrie
as in the college sports setting. In this article, we described the development and implementation of a time-limited team intervention framework, using a brief, solution-focused approach ( de Shazer, 1985 ) and the steps of traditional psychological skills training ( Weinberg & Williams, 2010 ). We
The Multidisciplinary Physical Preparation of a Multiple Paralympic Medal-Winning Cyclist
Dajo Sanders, David J. Spindler, and Jamie Stanley
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Translation and Validation of the Arabic Version of the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire
Ahmed S. Alhowimel, Aqeel M. Alenazi, Mohammed M. Alshehri, Bader A. Alqahtani, Abdulaziz Aljaman, Hosam Alzahrani, Faris Alodaibi, and Simon M. Rice
performance athletes . Int J Sport Exerc Psychol . 2019 ; 18 ( 5 ): 553 – 560 . doi:10.1080/1612197X.2019.1570473 12. Purcell R , Gwyther K , Rice SM . Mental health in elite athletes: increased awareness requires an early intervention framework to respond to athlete needs . Sports Med – Open
The Prevalence and Impact of Debilitative Psychological and Behavioral Responses to Long-Term Injury in Athletes
Misia Gervis, Helen Pickford, Hanna Nygârd, and Aura Goldman
al. ( 2019 ), were identified as areas that were missing from the expertise of counsellors from outside of a sports context working in sports. These results afford practitioners a clearer understanding of the critical elements that should underpin an effective intervention framework for working with injured
Mental Health Profiles of Danish Youth Soccer Players: The Influence of Gender and Career Development
Andreas Kuettel, Natalie Durand-Bush, and Carsten H. Larsen
important clinical implications to respond to athletes’ needs ( Purcell et al., 2019 ). According to Purcell et al.’s ( 2019 ) early intervention framework, mental health promotion is divided into three main parts, namely (a) prevention, (b) treatment, and (c) continuing care, and should be based on
Tackle Your Feelings: Experience of Help-Seeking for Mental Well-Being Concerns in Professional Rugby Union Players
Deirdre Lyons, Philip Clarke, and Robert C. Dempsey
health support earlier in players’ professional careers, particularly at academy level. Purcell et al. ( 2019 ) propose an early intervention framework, whose preventative foundational components includes individual athlete-focused development. RPI’s Player Development Program is an example of such a
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Kim Gammage, Jeff Caron, Alyson Crozier, Alison Ede, Matt Hoffman, Christopher Hill, Sean Locke, Desi McEwan, Kathleen Mellano, Eva Pila, Matthew Stork, and Svenja Wolf
(i.e., gym attendance tracked by fitness facility). Notably, megastudies enable direct comparisons of different intervention components within the same large-scale intervention framework, thereby offering value by allowing direct comparisons of behavioral change techniques in exercise behavior. In
On the Frontline of Athlete Mental Health: The Mental Health Literacy of NCAA Coaches
Kelzie E Beebe and Trent A. Petrie
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The Emergence of the Pandemic: High-Performance Coach and Athlete Experiences
Nima Dehghansai, Alia Mazhar, Ross Pinder, Joseph Baker, and Ian Renshaw
, S.M. ( 2019 ). Mental health in elite athletes: Increased awareness requires an early intervention framework to respond to athlete needs . Sports Medicine, 5, Article 46 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-019-0220-1 Purcell , R. , Rice , S. , Butterworth , M. , & Clements , M. ( 2020
