Today's young athletes and their parents are faced with an expectation that demands MORE. More practice time, more training time, more competitions, more money, more commitment, more equipment, more money (did I mention that one?) more, more, more.

This overarching theme of sporting success also frowns upon LESS. Less months of the year dedicated to a specific sport, less time at practice due to fatigue, less â??excusesâ?? for poor performance, less commitment to the off season team training. The results of this approach are a significant number of adolescent injuries, burn out, anxiety, and an inability for the young athletes to actually perform at their optimal levels.

Finding a balance while tangled up in this cycle is extremely difficult.

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