In a team-sport setting, the ability to self-regulate is associated with enhanced teamwork and performance yet research on self-regulation in this context is sparse. The purpose of this study was to document if and how an elite curling team comprised of four female athletes and one male coach could enhance their cohesion and performance by engaging in a 16- week self-regulation intervention led by a trained consultant and researcher. Multiple individual and group interviews, participant observation, and a questionnaire were used to collect the data. A narrative analysis was performed and the results chronologically depict how the team members' self-regulation, cohesion, and performance evolved throughout the intervention. Although the team faced several obstacles during the competitive season, both the coach and the athletes reported increased cohesion and performance as a result of the self-regulation intervention.
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