The purpose of this study was to explore the process of resonance in specializing (Côté & Hay, 2002) athletes and to examine the perceived effects of a resonance-based intervention on both training and performance quality and subjective well-being. Four female middle distance track athletes (M = 16.5 years) participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews/ consultations and reflective journaling over a period of 10 weeks using the Resonance Performance Model (RPM; Newburg, Kimiecik, Durand-Bush & Doell, 2002) as a structural framework. Results showed that the athletes followed a process of performance similar to expert performers but were challenged in articulating how they wanted to feel in their training and performances. However, over the intervention period, they became more conscious of how they felt during training and daily living. An awareness of how they wanted to feel was perceived to positively influence overall well-being and quality of track performance. Decision making behavior was also identified as being influenced by a heightened awareness of how each athlete wanted to feel.
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