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 […]
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 […]
There are a number of factors that go into the long term success or failure of a youth athlete. I believe one of the biggest of these factors is the level of support the community surrounding the athlete provides. I’m not only talking about supportive coaches and teammates either. Without doubt, supportive coaches and teammates […]