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Psychological Context of Overtraining Syndrome in Elite Athletes in Adolescence : Literature Review

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BUREŠOVÁ Iva KVĚTON Petr JELÍNEK Martin

Year of publication 2021
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source STUDIA SPORTIVA
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Faculty of Arts

Citation
web https://journals.muni.cz/studiasportiva/article/view/14131/12248
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/StS2021-1-4
Keywords pathological form of fatigue; overtraining; developmental specifics of adolescence; athletes
Description The article presents an overview of important findings concerning the overtraining syndrome (OTS) in elite athletes in adolescence. Although the scientific community agrees that OTS is a multifactorially determined and individually variable phenomenon, which can have a serious impact on the individual, there are still some inconsistencies. Therefore, in our study we focused on the terminology of the phe-nomenon, its prevalence, etiology and symptomatology. We paid specific attention to psychological instruments of detecting OTS indicators. Given that in the period of adolescence the training process in the majority of sport disciplines intensifies significantly, the context of developmental changes during this period in relation to OTS is discussed. The final part of the study summarizes the basic principles of prevention of this pathological phenomenon.
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