Burnout and dropout associated with talent development in youth sports

Abstract

Commitment and engagement in highly demanding tasks, such as deliberate practice, require athletes to be highly motivated, and such accomplishment may determine athletes' achievement in higher or lower levels of youth sports participation, or even lead to dropping out (8). The conceptualization of dropout is not standardized in the scientific literature, particularly considering the varying youth sports contexts studied, which limits comparisons of results and interpretations and guideline proposals. It seems reasonable to

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“…Conversely, detrimental coaching behaviours, such as fostering unhealthy competition or subjecting athletes to verbal and emotional abuse, can inflict enduring harm on athletes' mental well-being, self-worth, and body image ( 8 , 10 ). These negative effects contribute to burnout and dropout, even reject participating in sports participation in the rest of their lifelong ( 11 ).…”

Exercise training and physical activity in children: Hard interval training or low hanging fruits to ensure normal growth and maturation for the sake of lifelong physical activity?

“…Although it is good to train at all exercise intensities and to learn to perform also high-intensity training when young for later if success in competitions is the goal, but as it is often considered also both physically and mentally quite demanding, training mainly by other means might provide more participation and enjoyment, which eventually might also lead to better outcomes in major issues in children sports such as dropout. 2,3 The study by Grendstad and Hallen also suggests that focusing on other type of training does not either compromise the development of VO 2max if the main interest is in the endurance sports. Higher intensity training is often required for further development when fitness is high but concentrating more on "low hanging fruits" such as general active lifestyle and training various (motor) skills, technique, speed, agility, jumps, strength, balance, and coordination might develop more balanced and prepared body 4,5 for development and harder training later in adolescence and adulthood.…”

“…These findings have important implications to training practices as they suggest that high‐intensity training is not required in children, and it does not provide additional benefits for VO 2max as compared to normal active living or other type of training which do not focus on endurance. Although it is good to train at all exercise intensities and to learn to perform also high‐intensity training when young for later if success in competitions is the goal, but as it is often considered also both physically and mentally quite demanding, training mainly by other means might provide more participation and enjoyment, which eventually might also lead to better outcomes in major issues in children sports such as dropout 2,3 . The study by Grendstad and Hallen also suggests that focusing on other type of training does not either compromise the development of VO 2max if the main interest is in the endurance sports.…”