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Topic: Psychology

Group dynamics: Facilitating team function with a data-driven approach

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Recruiting the best players can help, but it does not guarantee a successful team. Yet performance in team sports is still often reduced to the sum of individual parts. Ironically, one of the most critical skills of modern coaching—managing the collective—remains one of the least discussed, measured, and supported areas of performance. In interdependent team…

The what and how behind mental health practices as an S&C practitioner

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1. What’s one practical way S&C coaches can build psychological safety into their training environment without compromising performance standards? Psychological safety (PS) can and should exist in high performance sport. But first, we have to define psychological safety in a way that respects the competitive realities. Drawing on Vella et al., [1] I suggest reframing…