![]() ![]() Reiss also stresses that for most students it will be the end of the line with their sport, either at the high school or the college level, and they often don’t have a good plan B. Of course, a very small percentage will actually go on to the pros, but it’s in the schools’ or coaches’ best interest to have athletes think that way to motivate them. For instance, every high school football player thinks they are going to make the NFL,” says Reiss. At times, it’s either overtly or covertly reinforced. “One is that kids, both male and female, develop a distorted view of what their future is going to be. There are two main results to young athletes receiving preferential treatment. ![]() WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ATHLETES GET PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT? The better you play or the more well-known you become, you get both exploited and protected. There’s a crossover with respect to being protected from responsibility. Reiss sees the same type of thing with celebrities and those in the public eye. Reiss, MD, a psychiatrist in private practice in San Diego and Chief Medical Officer of a sports psychiatry program. “On one hand athletes are put on a pedestal and protected, but on the other hand they’re being taken advantage and prevented from maturing and gaining a sense of personal responsibility,” says David M. Going back to adolescence, star athletes have typically been offered some type of special benefit in a variety of their relationships. Perhaps the college or coaches protected him, maybe the media went easy on him, or it seems the police have afforded the player some privileged handling. ![]() Some college or professional sports star is involved in yet another scandal, and it often appears the athlete has received preferential treatment. We see the reports in the media on a regular basis. What Happens to Youth Athletes Who Receive Special Treatment? ![]()
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