CAP 265 Preventing Coach Burnout: Strategies for Success | 3 July 2025

Conquer Athlete Podcast

Summary In this episode of the Conquer Athlete podcast, Jason Leydon and Ryan Bucciantini delve into the critical issue of coach burnout, exploring its causes and offering practical strategies to prevent it. They discuss the importance of resilience, setting boundaries, and creating effective systems to manage coaching workloads. The conversation emphasizes the need for coaches to maintain a healthy balance between their professional and personal lives to ensure long-term success and well-being in their coaching careers. Takeaways

• Burnout is a reflection of your state of stress.
• Coaches need to set boundaries to prevent burnout.
• Creating a system that works for you is essential.
• High touch points with athletes can lead to burnout.
• Managing life outside of coaching impacts coaching effectiveness.
• Resilience is key to handling stress in coaching.
• It's important to have a structured approach to coaching.
• Coaches should educate themselves to build effective systems.
• Communication with athletes is crucial for maintaining relationships.
• Being uncomfortable can help build resilience.

Topics

• Preventing Coach Burnout: Strategies for Success
• The Resilient Coach: Managing Stress and Burnout

Sound Bites

• "You can't always be in optimal positions."
• "Set boundaries to prevent burnout."
• "Create smarter athletes to reduce stress."

Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Burnout in Coaching 10:56 Understanding Burnout for Online Coaches 17:37 Systems and Processes to Prevent Burnout 26:37 Setting Boundaries and Work Hours 30:19 Creating Smarter Athletes and Conclusion