{"id":11116,"date":"2024-06-13T20:35:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?p=11116"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:15:59","slug":"how-to-know-when-athletes-have-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-to-know-when-athletes-have-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Know When\u00a0Athletes Have Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dealing-with-burnout.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dealing-with-burnout.jpg\" alt=\"Athletes and Burnout\" class=\"wp-image-11117\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dealing-with-burnout.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dealing-with-burnout-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_Young_Athletes_Quit_or_Recommit_to_Sports\"><\/span>Should Young Athletes Quit or Recommit to Sports?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-to-know-when-athletes-have-burnout\/#Should_Young_Athletes_Quit_or_Recommit_to_Sports\" >Should Young Athletes Quit or Recommit to Sports?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-to-know-when-athletes-have-burnout\/#Another_option_would_be_for_them_to_switch_to_a_position_that_aligns_better_with_their_strengths\" >Another option would be for them to switch to a position that aligns better with their strengths.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-to-know-when-athletes-have-burnout\/#Related_Youth_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Youth Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-to-know-when-athletes-have-burnout\/#10-Minute_Pre-Game_Prep_Digital_Download\" >10-Minute Pre-Game Prep (Digital Download)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s a question that Andrew Simpson and his associates ask young athletes who may be approaching burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simpson, chief vision officer,&nbsp;<em>Player\u2019s Fitness and Performance<\/em>, helped create a training program for these athletes. The program looks at ways to help athletes recognize the signs and <strong>symptoms of burnout<\/strong>\u2013before they quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simpson focuses on teaching that burnout is a choice that can be avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Burnout is a habit,\u201d Simpson said during an interview for our Ultimate Sports Parent podcast. \u201cIt&#8217;s actually a choice a lot of the time because athletes, if they&#8217;re &nbsp;given enough time to really reflect and to pause and recognize when something&#8217;s &nbsp;normal or when something&#8217;s not normal, then they then can take the necessary &nbsp;steps to take a season off &nbsp;or take a day &nbsp;off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Another_option_would_be_for_them_to_switch_to_a_position_that_aligns_better_with_their_strengths\"><\/span>Another option would be for them to switch to a position that aligns better with their strengths.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perfectionists are especially vulnerable to burning out in part because they don\u2019t want to \u201clook weak,\u201d Simpson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To identify whether a <strong>young athlete is burning out<\/strong>, parents should keep an eye out for kids lacking spark or not getting as excited as they used to about going to practice or games, or about winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If parents aren\u2019t sure whether kids are feeling burnt out, they should ask questions about kids\u2019 interest in and passion for sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents might ask,\u201chow\u2019s your passion?\u201d or \u201care you enjoying sports right now?\u201d They might ask something like, \u201care you feeling a little worn down?\u201d Parents might suggest that kids take a weekend break and not go to a tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents should not decide what the athlete needs to do, but instead leave that decision to the kid, Simpson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a young athlete has already decided to quit, parents might ask, \u201cIs this the right decision? &nbsp;Are you running away from something or are you running to something? We teach our athletes that if you&#8217;re responding based on fear, then that never is going to lead anywhere good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, athletes need to respond to these questions from a position of strength. How would the best version of themselves respond?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes the kids simply need to redefine what success means to them. Or they need to reconnect to why they\u2019re playing sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents might also help perfectionists reframe how they\u2019re thinking. Rather than focusing on mistakes, the kids should think about their best moments in sports to <strong>help them avoid burnout<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you\u2019re reframing, you\u2019re having them look at the situation from a totally different lens,\u201d Simpson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Youth_Psychology_Articles\"><\/span>Related Youth Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-to-identify-burnout-in-youth-sports\/\"><strong>How to Identify Burnout in Youth Sports<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/success-tips-for-parents-kids-who-stop-trying\/\"><strong>Success Tips for Parents: Kids Who Stop Trying<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-overuse-injuries-affect-athletes-mindset\/\"><strong>How Overuse Injuries Affect Athletes\u2019 Mindset<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-2af4b66a-7a25-46fc-b627-e07fc2853075\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-Minute_Pre-Game_Prep_Digital_Download\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.peaksports.com\/products\/10-minute-pregame-prep-digital\" title=\"10-Minute Pre-Game Prep (Digital Download)\">10-Minute Pre-Game Prep (Digital Download)<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\" id=\"block-59efff1d-7aae-4218-86ef-46a87932eb50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pregame-prep-small-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pregame-prep-small-1.jpg\" alt=\"10 Minute Pre-Game Prep for Kids\" class=\"wp-image-11163\" style=\"width:170px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<strong>10-Minute Pregame Prep<\/strong>&#8221; teaches young athletes how to manage the expectations they feel, cope with pregame pressure, and take charge of their confidence before a game or competition\u2013in just 10 minutes a day! 8 ten-minute audio lessons included and 8 parent manuals on each lesson. Our most popular program for young athletes and their parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your kids learn many sport-specific examples of things kids should be concentrating on\u2014the thoughts, feelings, cues, or images to focus their best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The audio guides young athletes through eight short lessons that will help them boost their pregame mental preparation and success in sports. 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