Collective Collapse in Team Sports Collective collapse in team sports captures one of the most puzzling experiences a team can endure — a dominant performance unravelling, seemingly without explanation, until a game that was won becomes one that is lost. The 2017 Super Bowl offers perhaps the starkest illustration: the Atlanta Falcons held a 28-3 lead, with a 98.9% calculated chance of victory, yet lost 28-34 in overtime[1]. What happened? And why could a team so commanding f

Shared Mental Models for Teams in Rugby Shared mental models separate winning rugby teams from those that play well individually. Collective coordination and cohesion have been recognized as prominent characteristics of successful teams within elite sport, with empirical data from multiple domains pointing to its advantages . The SMM construct has received wide support in group and team execution settings . In this piece, we'll explore the influence of shared mental models on

Metaphors for CBT Sessions Metaphors serve as essential communication tools within therapeutic relationships, creating pathways between abstract psychological concepts and clients' lived experiences. We encounter this phenomenon across numerous therapeutic modalities, though cognitive behavioural therapy particularly benefits from metaphorical frameworks [9]. Recent research examining nine studies with 267 participants demonstrates that metaphors support clients in articulati