ABSTRACT
This chapter is based around my development of a form of intervention that is new and unusual in a sport psychology context. The coaching psychology and group-based intervention had a focus on career development, self-reflection and the personal growth of young sports talents with the intention to integrate demands and challenges from their sports career, their school education and their private lives. Via stimulating co-creative reflective practice and mutual engagement of the participants, the coach presented here aimed to create an environment where all participants could unfold their resources, develop a reflective space and share and discover new perspectives for common or individual challenges. In terms of structure and progression I initially provide a description of the intervention — based on narrative-collaborative theory and practice — before placing emphasis on the narrative and qualitative analysis of the reflections of the young talents and their involvement in the group coaching process. The experienced effect of the coaching process is documented though the analysis of selected participants' reflections, both directly after the end of the intervention and half a year later, and these analyses are presented in narrative form. I conclude the chapter by reflecting on my own practice, comparing the aims and process of the intervention to the experience and understanding of the participants. In this way, the practitioner's reflective path will end with some personal thoughts and the possibility for new insights, also in regard to the usefulness of the approach in other settings.
