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Stress
Can practicing a sport for school 6 days a week cause stress? I feel like I want to cry all the time, I get really bad headaches, I'm always tired, I always feel sick, and my body's always sore, and I'm starting to think it's because I have lacrosse practice for my highschool six days a week.
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-Laura (16-f)
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I won't get into possible physical ailments from this. the previous poster made good comments on that part. usually exercise actually reduces stress. it sounds like the stress you may be having may be coming from the mental issues to a sport. sometimes, coaches can make you touchy. sometimes the worrying about playing time can do this or even the pressure from being an underclassmen and wanting to hold up your end can. when it comes to high school sports, most people aren't going to get a scholarship or go pro at their sport. at your level, it has to be more about making friends, pushing yourself to be your best and feeling that bond that sports make. none of this is really life or death or anything. at the time it is a huge deal and i can relate. you were born with only so much potential as we all are. your 2 responsiblities to yourself are to learn how to not make mistakes on the field and to have yoru body in the best shape you can. there will be faster and stronger players. that can't be changed. it's not wrong to accept that. with any sport, the mental part is where you actually find ways to win. if coaches are pushing too hard or just don't have the right personality type to coach, you can either try to harden yourself to the criticism or maybe learn to diffuse the situation. I've found that when you have a yelling coach that if you say something like "coach, i don't want to make that mistake again, show me what i did wrong and how to not have that happen again." usually if you actively try to fix the problem with them, they will go into teach mode. plus they will see that you care and are inexperienced instead of negligient. older players are sometimes bastards simply because they can be. you have your bullies on any team. the best way to handle them is not let them see it get you down and even better to out do them. let's say you play defense. if you actively keep mental notes of how often someone tries a forehand move compared to a backhand move, you may notice a tendency. then you just alter how you play to take away their move in the future. i sense you are a bit new to organized sports when you say you want to cry. it's fine to cry. don't ever feel bad about that. this stuff is mentally challenging. it gets easier as you put your time in. once you start having more success a lot of the stresses will go away. hang in there. you showed courage by simply going out. if you had the courage to do that then you have the courage to continue and have your career end up as you wish.
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yes, you are probably exhausted.
make sure to take some time for yourself to relax and unwind, but i know its hard when you have a busy schedule like that. i can relate.
the only real solution is to quit, but thats not really solving the problem. make sure you are getting enough carbs and sleep and are drinking enough water!
hope i helped!
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