- Introduction and guidance
- Introduction
- 1 Case study: Jonathan Trott
- 2 How does the research literature describe burnout?
- 3 Case study: Ellie Simmonds
- 4 The drip, drip, drip effect of stress
- 5 Gould’s research into tennis
- 6 What can you learn from burnout?
- 7 This session’s quiz
- 8 Summary of Session 1
- Introduction
- 1 Case study: Elinor Barker
- 2 Four main perspectives of burnout
- 3 How can you measure burnout?
- 4 Fifteen factors influencing burnout
- 5 The sport psychologist’s viewpoint
- 6 This session’s quiz
- 7 Summary of Session 2
- Introduction
- 1 Identity: what do burned out athletes say?
- 2 Case study: Steve Magness
- 3 What is your identity?
- 4 Overtraining and burnout
- 5 The physiology of overtraining
- 6 The fine line between overreaching and overtraining
- 7 Learning from the physiology
- 8 This session’s quiz
- 9 Summary of Session 3
- Introduction
- 1 Individual vs. situational influences
- 2 Insight: recovery is training
- 3 Insight: the health risks of underrecovery
- 4 Insight: less is more
- 5 Insight: a medical assessment
- 6 Insight: surveillance or support?
- 7 This session’s quiz
- 8 Summary of Session 4
- Introduction
- 1 Why is a sense of control important in motivation?
- 2 Case study: Victoria Pendleton
- 3 Perfectionism: a double-edged sword?
- 4 Case study: Jono Kitto
- 5 Two types of perfectionism: which is a hindrance?
- 6 This session’s quiz
- 7 Summary of Session 5
- Introduction
- 1 Case study: Ian Braid
- 2 The role of emotional labour
- 3 Case study: Andy (athletics coach)
- 4 Past caring: depersonalisation
- 5 Case study: Molly (figure skating)
- 6 This session’s quiz
- 7 Summary of Session 6
- Introduction
- 1 A tailored response to burnout
- 2 Preventing overtraining
- 3 Needs supportive coaching
- 4 Creating a mastery motivational climate
- 5 A short recap: the three preventative strategies
- 6 Parental involvement and early specialisation
- 7 Fostering a broad identity
- 8 Tips for parenting children in sport
- 9 This session’s quiz
- 10 Summary of Session 7
- Introduction
- 1 The range of strategies
- 2 Managing setbacks: the self-compassion strategy
- 3 Case study: John Bergland
- 4 Goal setting for reducing burnout
- 5 Goal setting for athletes experiencing burnout
- 6 The social support strategy
- 7 Categories of social support
- 8 Helping athletes feel supported
- 9 Bringing it all together: how can you help manage burnout?
- 10 This session’s quiz
- 11 Summary of Session 8
- Where next?
- Tell us what you think
- References
- Acknowledgements
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