Construction and Communication of Evidence-Based Video Narratives in Elite Sport: Knowledge Translation of Sports Injury Experiences

A knowledge-transfer ‘gap’ exists within the sport injury psychology literature (Evans & Brewer, 2021). This gap has led to recent calls to translate the evidence base in more accessible, relevant, and multi-sensory formats to facilitate research uptake and impact (Bekker et al., 2017). Heeding this recommendation and informed by narrative inquiry (Frank, 2010), the purpose of this multi-study paper was twofold: Study 1 aimed to construct videos that translated evidenced-based narratives of sports injury experiences by working collaboratively with a digital learning practitioner, videographer, and user-group (i.e., elite athletes). Study 2 explored end-users’ perspectives of these video narratives in communicating sports injury research by conducting 11 focus group interviews with 69 participants (i.e., athletes, coaches, and practitioners). A reflexive thematic analysis identified that the video narratives communicated sport injury psychology research in accessible, evocative, and relevant ways. Considerations of how to implement these video narratives into professional practice are critically discussed.