Finding Your New Identity after Sport Life after sport hits harder than most people expect, and the statistics prove it. More than half of former professional athletes struggle with mental or emotional wellbeing after retirement. About 46.4% develop mental health issues[22]. Athletic identity crisis affects about 20% of former athletes. Sport as a career ends and brings confusion and emptiness[22]. In this piece, we'll walk you through understanding the athlete transition lif

Family Systems Theory in Sport Sport psychology practitioners harness knowledge, skills, research, and practice to help athletes achieve their goals; yet, in doing so, we often direct our attention toward the individual athlete while the invisible forces shaping their performance remain largely unexamined. Research shows that 70% of successful athletes attribute their achievements to supportive family environments[1], yet family systems theory in sport remains underutilised i