Parents with kids playing youth sports should note the World Health Organization’s recent classification of burnout as an official medical syndrome. WHO states that burnout is a medical syndrome “resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” WHO specifically characterizes burnout with having three dimensions: Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion Increased […]
A few days ago I shared that my boys are taking a break from wrestling this spring and summer. Normally, this is not a problem when they are running track. However, this year they also told me they didn’t want to run track. Herein lies the problem. They want a break from wrestling and they […]
If parents and coaches patiently evaluate the confidence of their young athletes over time they will quickly realize that confidence is a variable emotion. This means that on any given day an athlete can be tremendously confident, and on another given day lack confidence completely. With that said, the underlying question a parent or coach […]