Soccer Parent Burnout (SPB)

What causes parents of youth soccer players to feel bunt out? or is there any such thing as soccer parents' being burnt out? Well I would like to explore a few symptoms that could be diagnosed as SPB (Soccer Parent Burnout).

A lot of kids start playing house league soccer at the tender age of four. For the next four years around eight is when some kids look to take their soccer to the next level... Rep. We know not all kids are interested in rep soccer some just want to have fun and stay in house league or make the jump to rep later on in a few years. In either case there has been one consistent supporter or drive behind theses kids soccer choices and that's the parent most of the time.

Parents that find that their child has no interest in playing competitive soccer (rep) at an early age are released of unfulfilled expectations. I believe unfulfilled expectation is the root cause of SPB brought on by either parent, player or coach / club. Parents that are excused from ascending to competitive soccer don't have to go through the constant drama associated  with climbing the proverbial ladder of taking their child to the next level.

The expectations and demands of having your child continue to develop and take their game to the next level  season into season can play havoc on parents mind set. Are we on the right team, is this the best coach, maybe we should switch teams, why is my child not playing more minutes etc etc. Also as a child reaches adolescences and starts expressing them selves they to will come with their own set of expectations that will require parents attention.
 
 Here is a small list of other reason why SPB could be possible.

Focus on winning
 Playing on top level teams
Lack of finial support
Child's social adaption
Team practices are to far
Bad chemistry on the team
Coach's inability to communicate
To many team tryouts

Now, you could probably add to this list... why not... go ahead. It would be interesting to here what you have to say on the causes of  SPB. 

I've noticed soccer parents that have been around me over the years attitude change . The biggest shift in their attitude I would say is when their child turned 14 years old. Its like a light bulb went off in their head and the reality of their child's soccer situation has now become a epic concern. What is this concern, is this a symptom of SPB?

Top Ten Attitude And Attributes

Top Ten Attitude And Attributes for a Youth Soccer Player (YSP)

Becoming a professional soccer player (athlete) takes dedication, commitment, and sacrifice. The more you decide to take on a career as a soccer player the more you will have to give up – as of a regular (school) youth social life. However, the passion and pursuit of soccer indulgent takes on a social fulfillment beyond any past teen sacrifices, to establishing an admirable social purpose, educational endowments and worldly travels.

The youth girls that have the fortitude to seek out Renegades of Girls Soccer’s scrimmage and skill sessions have aspirations of success and are willing to take on new challenges with aims of propelling them ahead of their competition.

These girls have the following top ten (10) characteristics (attitude and attribute) commonly found in most woman’s professional soccer players. There are many more characteristics that could be added to this list some are reliant and will mature over the course of time.

Attitudes are generally positive or negative views of a person, place, thing, or event— this is often referred to as the attitude objective.

Attitudes
Positive	Negative
Accepts Change	Rejects Change
Courageous	Fearful
Decisive	Indecisive
Devoted	Uncommitted
Confidence in one self	Lack of confidence in self
Focused	Scattered
Hard-working	Lazy
Humble	Arrogant
Self-disciplined	Indulgent
Work-oriented	Convenience First

Attribute is a characteristic of an object (person, thing, etc.) Attributes are closely related to variables.

Attributes
Positive	Negative
Adventurous	Conventional
Aware of opportunities	Ignorant of opportunities
Serious	Silly, trivial, petty
High Self -esteem	Low confidence
Motivated	Unmotivated
Mentally Tough	Weak Minded
Physically strong	Physically Weak
Seeks Improvement	Self-satisfied
Creative - Open mined	Closed Minded
Sets Goals	No Goals

The question is, can a person adjust their attitude and obtain the right attributes that would see them become a professional athlete  and if they could where would be the best place for them to start.