Understanding team resilience in the world's best athletes: A case study of a rugby union World Cup winning team

Development and validation of the Characteristics of Resilience in Sports Teams Inventory.

“…In particular, it was revealed that coaches could prepare their teams for upcoming adversities in four ways: (1) by developing a collective vision for functioning under pressure; (2) by using shared experiences to learn from; (3) by empowering a strong team identity; (4) and by promoting positive emotions and enjoyment. Overall, the findings of Morgan et al (2013Morgan et al ( , 2015 advanced our knowledge of team resilience by describing what a resilient team looks like (i.e., resilient characteristics) and how a team can grow more resilient over time (i.e., developmental antecedents).…”

“…In addition to these main characteristics that define the resilient state of sports teams, a follow-up study by Morgan, Fletcher, and Sarkar (2015) revealed developmental antecedents of team resilience. In particular, it was revealed that coaches could prepare their teams for upcoming adversities in four ways: (1) by developing a collective vision for functioning under pressure; (2) by using shared experiences to learn from; (3) by empowering a strong team identity; (4) and by promoting positive emotions and enjoyment.…”

“…Also, the Peer Motivational Climate in Youth Sports (PMCYS; Ntoumanis & Vazou, 2005) could provide insights into a resilient team's mastery approach. More specifically, the extent to which athletes value effort, team improvement, and social bonds, or, inversely, the extent to which intra-team conflicts are present, have been argued to resonate with team resilience (Morgan et al, 2013(Morgan et al, , 2015. Nonetheless, caution is warranted when constructs that resemble each other nomologically are regarded as structural or functional equivalents (Morgeson & Hofmann, 1999).…”

Mental Toughness and Success in Sport: A Review and Prospect

“…Even though a large number of studies in this review focused specifically on team sports, each study measured athletes' MT individually and overlooked the concept and measurement of team MT. Research on resilience in sport has supported several psychosocial processes that distinguish team from individual resilience [51], indicating team resilience comprises more than merely totalling each team member's individual resilience [52]. The same could be expected for MT given that researchers have identified MT attributes (e.g., team unity) [53] that are germane to team, but not individual sports.…”

Are mental toughness and mental health contradictory concepts in elite sport? A narrative review of theory and evidence

“…"buys in" to the subcultural ideals of mental toughness within team should depend on the 284 degree to which one identifies with that team (see also 44,45 …”