Young athletes participate in and discontinue sport programs for a variety of re
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Young athletes participate in and discontinue sport programs for a variety of reasons. Stress can also significantly affect a young athlete's sport participation. In this activity, you'll reflect on your childhood youth sport experiences and determine what factors played a role in your decision to participate in and discontinue participation in a youth sport program.
Instructions
Considering your youth sport experience, answer the following questions about youth sport motivation and sources of stress.
Questions
Background
1. What sport did you play? When and for how long?
Motivation
2. What were your motives for participation?
When and under what conditions did you discontinue involvement?
Why did you discontinue?
Did you ever play the sport again?
Did you play other sports?
Sources of stress
3. Was youth sport participation ever stressful for you?
If so, when did you become stressed?
If so, what were the causes of your stress?
How did you handle stress?
How did the stress of youth sport participation compare with other activities you were involved in (school tests, drama, band)?
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Explanation / Answer
Background
What sport did you play? When and for how long?
Since my childhood, I was in love with soccer, and I started playing soccer since my childhood when I was 5-years-old and I continued playing for 8 years.
Motivation
What were your motives for participation?
The glamorous life of players and team spirit motivated me for participation
When and under what conditions did you discontinue involvement?
After playing soccer for a long time, and at one point my family thought that the game is harming my studies in that case I have to discontinue.
Did you ever play the sport again?
Yes, I did but not as a professional. I play for enjoyment know.
Did you play other sports?
Now I don’t get much time for sports, but in case I get I try to play any sport.
Sources of stress
Was youth sport participation ever stressful for you?
Not at all, but my family thought it is stress full.
If so, when did you become stressed?
No stress.
How did you handle stress?
Stress was not a part of my life, however, when I left playing soccer my life was under stress I could not concentrate on my work. But I had to leave sports for my future job. And I cope with stress and started fresh.
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