1. BURNOUT Myth or Reality? Dr. Eugene Young, Sports Institute Northern Ireland National Conference DCU, November 2004 Theory to Practice

2. Two words to describe yourself now?

3. Eyeball a Player you think is burnout? Keep him or her in your minds eyes

4. There is a turf war going on between coaches who are focused on the team and themselves and not the individual.

5. Facts - The player ……..Joe here Eugene should have contacted you long time before this but I tried phoning,sorry about not getting in contact. Its wild hard to get time for this even when its only once a month.

6. Since I started in (the college) I have Freshers, Sigerson, County U21 and when I come home I’ve got Club training. Our championship is still delayed. (November) I’ve tried explaining what I’m at up in Belfast but he (club manager) doesn’t really get the meaning of what is happening!

7. I would love to continue but with U21 county now at full pace, I can’t see how I’m gonna squeeze it in. This weekend alone I played a Sigerson game on Friday and then two County U21 games one on Saturday and then another on Sunday. I was pretty f***** after it! I would appreciate any advice on what to do.

8. Where does the PLAYER stands along this continuum? Bring hope – help the PLAYER move in small steps Challenge to check that PLAYER’S decisions are sound Disempower ed Diminished Ability Diminished Motivation Empowere d Recognise d Ability High Motivation

9. Case Study – Sports Institute Squad

10. Musculoskeletal Screening Poor Postural Alignment Poor Joint Range of Motion Flexibility bad Stability/Movement Control poor Carrying Previous/Current Injury

11. Range of Movement 60°

12. 120°

13. How are we Managing Talented Players Management/ Coach can make or break talent

14. Challenge for the Coach Treat everyone in the team as an individual?

15. As Coach Concur with Previous Speakers Medical Opinion well informed Psychological Impact evident in other sports Maslach & Jackson (1984) Coakley (1992) Lemer (1991) Eades (1991) (Brewer et al., 1993) Tools to monitor workload and inform coaches Need Research to confirm the reality in Gaelic Games

16. Burnout and the Coach ‘Perhaps the most overlooked group of burnout sufferers are coaches, who are often subject to stress and anxiety comparable to that of their charges’ (Kelley et. Al 1999)

17. Challenge for the Coach-Burnout !

18. Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome (UUPS) Over training Chronic Fatigue in athletes Sports Fatigue syndrome Staleness Burnout Incidence ? About 10% in endurance athletes Budgett 2004 (FHS)

19. Normal Training Fatigue (over reaching) Player training hard may suffer from under performance Recover with a one or two week taper Where under performance persists for more than two weeks then UUPS (Budgett 2004)

20. The Coach – Aware of the symptoms UUPS Underperformance Fatigue Depression – loss of motivation Sleep disturbance – wake unrefreshed Increased anxiety and irritability Loss of appetitive and weight Frequent Minor infections, colds Light head and Raised Resting Pulse Rate