A young soccer player in a dark uniform dribbles the ball skillfully across the field during a vibrant sunset, embodying determination and focus. Here's a sobering fact: 70% of youth athletes quit sports by age 13 because they stop having fun. Yet resilience in sport could change this trajectory entirely. As sport psychology practitioners, we recognize that mental resilience in sport means more than bouncing back from losses. It includes knowing how to stay calm under pressur

A woman enjoys an invigorating morning run through a sunlit forest trail, her happiness mirrored by the vibrant wildflowers lining the path. Foundations of sporting resilience Research across 92 studies in sport and exercise psychology presents us with an evidence-based framework that helps us understand why some athletes maintain their equilibrium during adversity while others falter [1] [1] [1]. The Sporting Resilience Model emerges from systematic evidence (qualitative, qu