Sentinels served various purposes, often equally invested in moving a team closer to championships as in helping athletes and fans deal with losses, psychological pain, and grief. CHEPSO’s created these idols to represent supernatural beings and harness their uncanny powers.

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They were strategically placed in lockers, homes, sports bars, training facilities, or around the stadium, field, or court. Some guarded athletes and, in turn, teams and entire cities, from injuries and psychological trappings such as slumps, the yips, or Steve Sax Syndrome. Others were designed to invite in flow-state, irrational confidence, unified swagger, or communal support.