Running head: INTEGRATING SINGLE CASE DESIGNS IN COACHING

From personal experiences of working with coaches toward the modification of behaviours and psychological constructs, this commentary highlights how the integration of single case designs can enhance the services of sport psychology practitioners and establish the value and effectiveness of their work. Interventions within golf, soccer and tennis are outlined, targeting factors pertinent to the coach, their athletes or team members and the development of relationships with parents. Single case designs are posited as enabling the implementation of personal, evidence-based interventions that yield more perceptible differences in cognitive, affective and behavioural responses; factors that enhance and underpin the practitioner-coach relationship.