When the Coach Is the Problem: Conflict, Self-Esteem and Whether a Young Athlete Stays

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A young athlete who was thriving starts dreading training, doubts themselves and talks about quitting, and the change tracks a new coach or a soured relationship with an old one. Parents and other coaches often read this as the athlete's fragility. The research on coach behaviour says the relationship itself is a measurable cause, and it points to what can be done.

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