Youth sport burn out Flashcards
Stress induced Burnout
Definition - Burnout is a special case of sport withdrawal in which a young athlete discontinues sport involvement in response to chronic stress.
Characteristics of burnout include
- One dimensional self-definitions
2. Little or no control in decision making.
One dimensional self-definitions
With youth- single dimension definitions, I’m a hockey player, start defining self as hockey player everything hinges on you being a good hockey player
Little or no control in decision making.
Autonomy, feel like they have no control over their situation over a long period of time, learned helplessness
Practical implications for Stress and Burnout in childrens competitive sport. (DUU)
Develop confidence and a constructive attitude toward mistakes.
Use concrete physical strategies (e.g., stress bag to put worries in).
Use fun strategies (e.g., Jelly belly, spaghetti toes relaxation). Giving pieces of paper as giving stress away
What does the fun strategies for kids help develop?
Help see errors as a learning tactic , not as failure. Something to progress towards
Find right level of tension by playing with food
What does pushing back timelines for when children can join higher level sport do?
pushing the timelines further away makes kids tay in sport longer
increase age so you cannot join earlier
The video focused on
Defining what a man should be (character development)
Parents view of life as well as their dreams
Main problem with the video
all the stress for what/? pushing them to do what ( not always play that sport)
Other people see the actions, they are not ok with, but they dont do anything about it.
Practical implications for Stress and Burnout in childrens competitive sport. (UVIR)
Use simple strategies (e.g., change channels).
Vary approaches to the same exercise. Individualize approaches to the child’s interests.
Remain positive and optimistic, use role models (e.g., Michael Jordan).
Importance of using simple strategies?
the simpler, the more easy it is to change channels.
see something you dont like, change the channel.
get the idea that they are in control
don’t have to think bout the bad stuff
Importance of varying approaches to the same exercise
over trained- do things differently to help them stay intrinsically motivated.
Importance of Individualize approaches to the child’s interests.
define who they are, more individualized the less stress
Importance of role models
will start to imitate these role models.
Different parental roles in youth sports
Socializer- Put kids in sport, volunteers, organizes
Role model- strong role model till the age of 10
Interpreter of child’s sport experience
Having fun is associated with
increased competence
Until what age should children be kept it multiple sports?
12
Parental enjoyment of physical activity is related to parental encouragement and a child’s perceived competence and participation. Affect of parent during childs stress.
if the parent is supportive while the child is under stress, the stress will be buffered
outcome from parent makes child have outcome goal orientation
Need to take task orientation . can be high in task and ego
Youth sports is becoming professionalized in the sense that a shift is occurring from
a focus on physical, social, and psychological developmental to more extrinsic goals like winning, rankings, fame, and earning college athletic scholarships.
Characterize a professionalized approach
Early sport specialization, year-round intense training, and private coaching
7 myths
-Myth 1: Athletic talent can be accurately predicted at a young age.
– Myth 2: More is always better!
– Myth 3: Stages of talent development can be skipped.(maybe be able to do it physically but twill cause them to skip development )
– Myth 4: Intense training will lead to a college athletic scholarship. ( <5%)
– Myth 5: Early single-sport specialization is essential.
– Myth 6: One cannot have fun if he or she is going to be an elite athlete.
– Myth 7: Talented children need different entry programs and coaching approaches than their less talented counterparts. (giving children coaching that is beyond the developmental capabilities will not help them)
Stages of athletic talent development
• Entry (initial) phase(fun development, experience success, don’t keep score, different positions)
• Investment phase(mastering skill technique)
• Elite performance excellence phase (get master coach, increase hours of training)
• Excellence maintenance phase (maintain excellence
stress levels of maintaining on a day to day basis leads to an increase in stress)
Before what stage do athletes usually fall in love with sport
Before step 3
To optimize talent, should athletes specialize into a single sport?
To optimize talent, young athletes should not specialize in a single sport too early, and parents and coaches should emphasize fun and development.
early specified sports increases stress and burn out. have to be good early, so steps are skipped
recall POMs
Profile of mood states
what is Issp
Sport specialization guidelines
International specialization for sports psychology
Under ISSP, when is the opportunity to specialize
age 13
Under ISSP, when is the opportunity for highly specialized training
Highly specialized training (late adolescence or ~age 16)
What does early diversification allow
sampling of different sports.
not structured play but allowed to play with your skills and increase
intrinsic motivation. chance to learn something new about yourself
