Help needed from cricket lovers (and players)

[teenagecrickettragic]

Hi all,


I am a student currently studying at college, and in case you couldn’t tell by my username I am a bit cricket mad. I was wondering if anyone out there in this forum could help me with a cricket project I am doing as part of a course.


I am currently doing an Extended Project Qualification, in which I have to write an essay on a topic, and I need some first hand research so I thought there would be no place better to ask than a forum dedicated to cricket


My essay is on burnout/mental fatigue within cricketers, why it occurs and how it can be prevented. Through this I’m trying to cover a wide range of cases, (from a Trott to Trescothick ) and other cases from all forms of cricket. I have prepared some questions you could answer below if you want to help, or alternatively you could leave any other thoughts you have.


• What do you think the main cause for burnout is?

• What are the key symptoms of burnout?

• Have you ever suffered from a form of mental fatigue within the game, or know anyone who has?

• Can you think of any more lesser well known case studies I could use?

• Do you think burn out is completely curable (and if so, any ideas how)?

• Do you have any thoughts on the best ways to prevent burnout?

• Do you think burnout occurs in some form to every player, or just to a certain few?


Whether you are a cricket watcher or a player, if you could take the time to paste some thoughts I could use below I would really appreciate it. Please could you also leave a name so I could quote your thoughts in my essay.


Thanks very much, Anna

 

[Varun]

Hello! I feel the Cricket Discussion forum will help you get a better feedback so I'll shift this here.

 

[greymatter776]

Burn out? well I think the main reason is too much matches continuously without much break.Not giving breaks could be a reason.Tight competition and pressure to perform are also visible reasons.Sorry but I knew no one who experienced this personally.