ABSTRACT
This chapter will adopt a practice-based evidence approach to consider my observations and reflections on the adversity and growth witnessed while working within professional team sport environments in the United Kingdom over a 20-year period of sport psychology service provision. Following a brief outline for the context of my reflections, the chapter outlines the nature of adversity experiences observed at the individual, relational, group, and organizational level. Growth-related experiences are then considered in relation to indicators at the physical, intrapersonal, group, and organizational level. The chapter concludes by discussing the contribution of these reflections in relation to the conceptualization of adversity and growth-related experiences in sport, particularly at the group and organization level. Areas for future research are highlighted, including conceptualizing multilevel growth, conducting in-depth longitudinal investigations of high-performance teams and sports organizations to capture the diverse and dynamic nature of adversity and growth in these environments, utilizing practice-based evidence to inform theory and practice, and developing suitable measurement instruments to capture multilevel adversity and growth experiences.
