Heeding calls to expand the resources and approaches to psychologically support injured
athletes, this study explored the applied value of socio-cultural sports injury narratives for
athletes, coaches, and practitioners. Informed by narrative inquiry and pedagogy, six evidence
based sports injury narratives were shared and discussed with 69 elite participants (i.e., athletes, coaches, and practitioners) across 11 focus group interviews. A reflexive thematic analysis identified five themes: 1) Forewarned is Forearmed, 2) Building Blocks to Constructing
Meaning(s), 3) Fostering Interpersonal Connections, 4) A Common Language, and 5)
Promoting Communal Responsibility. Overall, these themes advance empirical understandings
of how narratives can inform professional practice by supporting injured athletes across
personal (e.g., meaning making), social (e.g., enhancing interpersonal relationships), and
cultural (e.g., promoting communal responsibility) levels.