Injuries are commonplace in high-intensity sport, and research has explored how athletes are psychologically affected by such events. As injuries carry implications for the group environment in sport teams, the authors explored what occurs within a team during a time period of injury from a coach perspective and how high-performance coaches manage a group at this time. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 Canadian university basketball head coaches. Thematic analysis revealed four high-order themes in relation to how coaches managed group dynamics from the moment of the injury event to an athlete’s reintegration into the lineup. Strategies to mitigate the negative effects of injury on the group environment while prioritizing athlete well-being involved remaining stoic at the time of an injury event, maintaining the injured athlete’s sense of connection to the team, and coordinating with support staff throughout the recovery and reintegration process.

在高强度的运动中，伤害是司空见惯的，研究已经探索了运动员如何在心理上受到此类事件的影响。由于伤害会影响运动队的团队环境，因此作者从教练的角度探讨了在受伤期间团队内部发生的情况，以及高性能教练在此时如何管理团队。半结构化访谈是与10位加拿大大学篮球主教练进行的。主题分析揭示了四个高阶主题，这些主题与教练如何管理从受伤事件到运动员重新融入阵容的团队动力有关。减轻伤害对小组环境的不利影响，同时优先考虑运动员健康的策略涉及在伤害事件发生时保持坚韧