I was researching this topic because I was concerned that my son was getting burned out on the game and wanted to step in and make things better. I found a shocking statistic that "16.5% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 experienced a mental health disorder in 2016." It's really concerning to think that adults pushing too hard could be contributing to this. In addition to the helpful information on this page, I also found this article to be very helpful: https://chalkandclay.com/youth-baseball-burnout/ (it goes into the factors that contribute to youth sports burnout and offers a few tips for remedying them). In my case, I've adopted a rule where I don't talk to my son about his games or practices unless he brings them up. The point is to take some pressure off... and so far, it seems to be working. Thanks for covering this important topic.
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