The physical symptoms include constant fatigue and frequent illness or injury. Mentally, a young athlete may have problems focusing. There may be behavioral problems as well. One of the biggest indicators of burnout, however, is this one simple but tragic fact: your child is no longer having fun.
Why your son or daughter should play multiple sports.
The current landscape of youth sports is broken. You see signs of it everywhere. Kids dropping out of sports earlier than they used to, young athletes giving in to using PEDs to gain college scholarships, and parents obsessing over their child’s performance. There seem to be three main problems that happen with regularity.
During National Volunteer Week, we're celebrating those who give their time to help serve in the mission of promoting the discovery of Jesus through sports.