ABSTRACT

This case introduces a variety of pressures influencing coach and athlete performance. There are organizational, coach-to-coach relationships and mental toughness issues to contend with. Discussions might go in a number of directions because, on one hand, the issues might seem straightforward but, on the other, considerations of how an applied sport psychology intervention might be employed might be far more complex. Students should consider the needs of the different characters in this case and how each one is seeking something in particular as they deal with the situation they are in.