Burnout

overreaching

• when an athlete experiences elevated fatigue and performance decrements that they can recover from within days to weeks

• can be an intentional part of training periodization

What might happen when overreaching is not carefully planned?

overtraining syndrome

overtraining syndrome

• performance decrements and exhaustion that fail to improve even with rest or reduced training

• repeated failure of body’s adaptive mechanisms to cope with chronic training stress

• can take months/years to recover from … pathway to burnout

recovery

mechanism by which higher level of function is achieved following intense training by reducing fatigue and regaining vitality

burnout

multidimensional, cognitive-affective syndrome characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion, reduced sense of accomplishment, and sport devaluation

psychosocial sport stress

occurs when athletes perceive imbalance between sport demands and abilities to meet those demands

[psychosocial sport stress] high sport demands + insufficient resources to meet demands = ?

burnout

[psychosocial sport stress] What is a salient burnout antecedent?

stress

[SDT] In SDT, what influences psychological well-being?

the nature of one’s motivation

[SDT] What is the most adaptive type of motivation?

self determined motivation

[SDT] more self-determined motivation → less ___ risk

burnout

[SDT] when basic needs are met in sport, more ___ is expected

self-determined motivation

[SDT] changes in athlete motivation may precede …

athlete burnout

sport entrapment

individuals feel trapped into the role of an athlete

[sport entrapment] adaptive commitment

when athletes maintain sport involvement bc of passion and intrinsic motivation

[sport entrapment] maladaptive commitment

athletes feel entrapped by sport and that they “have to” maintain involvement

[sport entrapment] When does burnout result?

when athletes engage in maladaptive commitment

sociological perspective (stems from sport entrapment)

burnout arises when highly motivated athletes begin to question the value of sport and feel trapped in the role of an athlete

[SP] athletes believe they are missing out on life opportunities due to …

social structure and demands of sport

[SP] development of unidimensional identity + low autonomy → feelings of …

sport entrapment → burnout