When we think about grief, we often think about bereavement – losing a loved one to death. The pain of loss influences us physically, socially, and psychologically. Grief is our response to bereavement. In sport, grief influences us more that we know. Losing people who formed part of our identity — teammates, coaches, parents, and friends along the journey of our lives through sport. Two points I raise here are acute grief and complicated grief from the publication by Shear i