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Psychologically informed practice (PiP) is a whole-person approach to rehabilitation, integrating cognitive, behavioural and emotion-focused care into sports rehabilitation.1 At its core, PiP is about understanding, assessing and addressing normal, though unhelpful and limiting, psychological responses to pain and injury, such as fear, avoidance and loss of identity. These psychological responses can hinder motivation, rehabilitation engagement, physical function and return to sport (RTS). Rehabilitation clinicians incorporate PiP interventions (eg, mindfulness and thought restructuring) into treatment through education, confidence-building and behaviour change strategies. Although PiP improves recovery compared with standard rehabilitation,2 3 most trials have been conducted with non-sporting populations, and substantial barriers hinder implementation in sports settings.