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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is a study from the American Academy of Pediatrics for you:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2024/01/22/70-of-kids-drop-out-of-youth-sports-by-13-new-aap-study-reveals-why/72310189007/

About 70 % of kids drop out of organized sports by age 13 and the so-called “professionalization of youth sports” can’t be understated as a significant factor why, according to a new report released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

"The professionalization of youth sports is widely considered responsible for the high volumes of training and the pressure to specialize in a single sport that may lead to overuse injury, overtraining, and burnout in youth athletes,” write Drs. Joel Brenner and Andrew Watson, sports medicine physicians and the authors of the paper released by the AAP entitled "Overuse Injuries, Overtraining, and Burnout in Young Athletes."

“In addition, the pressure to succeed at a young age, as well as the perception that this is the most efficacious route to future athletic success, further leads to high volumes of training and loss of enjoyment in sport, both of which can contribute to widespread burnout and attrition among youth athletes.”
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Same reason the vast majority in the medical field who entered Med School can't make it as Surgeons

It's not for everyone and the cream alone rises to the top[/quote]

I think that's an unusual take-away, these are young kids, not adults. We want them to enjoy soccer so that they keep playing. 99.9% aren't going pro. I am not going to speculate about your motives here but if your goal is to eliminate the "weak" that seems odd. It's all about the journey and making it a good one. I don't see who benefits from kids quitting because of burnout.[/quote]

The point is, don't mistake quitting, giving up and not being able to keep pace in teenage years as burnout

Majority aren't doing enough to burnout. 
The best players usually do more than most who so-call burnout [/quote]

Many kids will burnout and I don't see it as a problem.  The problem I find is that MOST parents do not recognize that they DON'T have a kid who "has it."  It is not some natural ability.  It is a desire to exceed in soccer.  Every kid has "it" in some form of life.  It may be Lego's, coding, playing a musical instrument, visual arts, etc.  For 80% of the population who does not find "it" before college, they go to college, party, graduate and eventually find "it" by the age of 35.

It is okay to enjoy high level soccer without it being a kids "it."  That is a parenting problem.

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Many kids and adults quit and change interests or fail in pursuit of certain ambitions

The term isn't burnout

When did it become burnout just because a kid hits high school and decides the sport they have been playing isn't something they want to continue doing?[/quote]

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