Avoiding Athlete Burnout in Youth Sports
How do you avoid burnout? www.mentaltoughnesstrainer.com I have been hearing a lot lately about burnout and wanted to make sure I address this issue, because it is completely avoidable… Does your athletes know they should be working out, running laps or getting themselves to practice, but complain they don’t feel like it? Maybe their coach is pushing them hard to work on their game, because they see really talent. They may be facing the classic signs of burnout and it can start out with pressure from coaches, parents or peers. It may also come from specializing in one sport too early and not playing all the sports they love. Now there are plenty of coaches and experts that say athletes need to specialize at an early age and work hard at it, exclusively, year-round. The truth is this works great for some athletes, but for others it absolutely does not and it is certainly not the only road to achieve greatness. Let’s look at a famous player who started at a early age..Tiger Woods. He started playing at the age of 2 and dedicated his life to becoming a great golfer. Clip (http Tiger loved golf so much that his dad would let him hit balls or go to the course to practice only after he had done his homework and chores. There was no pushing him to practice – Practicing golf was a reward to Tiger! Talk about dedication. Tiger took that work ethic and built himself up to one of the game’s best. On the other hand, there’s an Australian golfer, Greg Norman, who didn’t even start …
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