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Introduction Specialization has become a hot button issue for youth athletes around the country. The pressure and need for athletes, especially youth athletes, to play year-round sports and solely focus their efforts on one sport at younger and younger ages has led to a rise in burnout and injuries. Athletic Diversification (ie. Playing different sports over the course of a calendar year) often has shown benefits that do not exist for specialized one sport athletes. With Tha

What Does Anxiety Look Like for Athletes? Imagine yourself stepping to the free throw line in a tied basketball game with a chance to put your team ahead. As you get ready to shoot, you feel you heart pounding, your hands are sweating, and you might even be having trouble focusing. What you are experiencing is your body’s physiological response to anxiety and pressure. Anxiety can present itself in athletes mentally as well. For example, you are a baseball player getting rea

What Is Burnout? Burnout can be described as the physical, emotional, or social withdraw of an athlete from something they used to find enjoyable. Most of time this presents itself due to an athlete's training habits. Athletes that experience burnout may feel emotionally and physically exhausted, less interest in their sport, or experience less trust in themselves or their coaches. Athletes may also feel a lower sense of accomplishment due to low self-esteem, heightened focu