What do athletes experience during athletes return to sport process? How the issues of autonomy, competence and relatedness posited in self-determination theory produce return-to-sport outcomes.

Literature review critically dicussing and interpretating using self-determination theory, facets included in athlete’s return to sport (rehabilitation efficacy, fear of reinjury, social support, psychological readiness to return and re-integrating with team) to answer the research questions: What do athletes experience during athletes return to sport process? How the issues of autonomy, competence and relatedness posited in self-determination theory produce return-to-sport outcomes.