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Harsh coaching takes a toll on student athletes' mental health

Original: From fun to fear: How harsh coaching affects mental health for student athletes

A new report examines how abusive or overly harsh coaching practices push young athletes from enjoying sport to fearing it, with consequences for their mental health. The piece highlights pressure, criticism and intimidation as factors contributing to anxiety, burnout and dropout among student athletes, and raises questions about how schools and clubs should oversee coaching conduct.

Why now: Growing public concern about youth sports culture and athlete wellbeing is putting coaching behaviour under scrutiny.

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