Motivation, overtraining, and burnout: Can self-determined motivation predict overtraining and burnout in elite athletes?

serious sport injury, motivation and burnout: can self-determined motivation predict burnout in elite handball players?

in the past 10 years, the amount of research conducted on psychological aspects of sport injury has been increasing. the purpose of this study was to predict the burnout according to the self-determined motivation in iranian elite handball players before and after the injury. the subjects were 28 injured elite handball players who did not participate in competitions for 4 weeks due to their inj...

Overuse injuries, overtraining, and burnout in child and adolescent athletes.

Overuse is one of the most common etiologic factors that lead to injuries in the pediatric and adolescent athlete. As more children are becoming involved in organized and recreational athletics, the incidence of overuse injuries is increasing. Many children are participating in sports year-round and sometimes on multiple teams simultaneously. This overtraining can lead to burnout, which may hav...

Passion and burnout in elite junior soccer players: The mediating role of self-determined motivation

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between forms of passion (harmonious and obsessive; Vallerand et al., 2003) and athlete burnout, and whether these relationships are mediated by self-determined motivation. The proposed model posited that because harmonious passion originates from an authentic self, it will be positively associated with self-determined regulat...

Perfectionism and Athlete Burnout in Junior Elite Athletes: The Mediating Role of Motivation Regulations

Overtraining in young athletes.

http://www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/sportsmedicine/ Overtraining in Young Athletes While most coaches, parents and athletes tend to think of the term “overtraining” as a description of time spent on a specific activity it is actually much more. Overtraining syndrome (OTS) is a condition that can prevent athletes from reaching training and competitive goals, increase injury rates, and effect activit...