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When coaching teams avoid difficult conversations about athlete welfare

Our entire coaching staff knows that our star athlete has been showing signs of overtraining and possible burnout but we're all afraid to have the conversation because regionals are in six weeks and nobody wants to be the one who suggests scaling back her training.

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Everyone can see the athlete is burning out, but no one wants to be the one to say she should ease up before the big competition.

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