Youth Athlete Burnout

The main issue that the field of sports faces today and in the future are gambling, drug abuse, emphasis on winning in youth sports and burnout of young athletes. The youth league has major turn games into all about winning is most important which cause athletes to burnout. The youth burnout syndrome occurs when a youth athlete has worsening performance despite intense training.Coaches and parents have pressure kids that show some talent for the sport, to show “commitment” by specializing in a single sport. The major issue of coaches and parents pressuring is the obsession with their child getting on all-state teams, scholarships and pro contracts. The result would lead to the constant high levels of physiologic or emotional stress, fatigue,