1 Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang 1
2 Sport Education, Post Graduated Universitas Negeri Semarang 2
3 Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang 3
Abstract
Bunout in athletes is a situation where athletes experience fatigue in terms of physical and psychic. While dropout in athletes is a situation where athletes choose to stop practicing badminton achievement. Both burnout and dropout phenomena in athletes often occur in athletes entering adolescence. In adolescence athletes are more unstable in terms of psychic because it is a period of transition from child to adulthood. In this study using mix-methods research design, with convergent or concurrent approach. Subjects in the study were badminton athletes, athletes who chose dropouts in their teens, athlete parents, coaches, and other supporting documents. Data collection in research uses questionnaires, interviews, documentation, and observations. From the research conducted, the following results were obtained- (1) Burnout: Lack of training variety, early specialization, intense training that is not fast with adolescent athlete readiness, stress, and psychic instability in adolescent athletes. Dropouts: Focused on education, difficulty in managing time, switching sports, burnout, specialization too soon, too much pressure, negative image of athletes, and environmental influences- (2) the psychological characteristics of athletes who experience burnout are very high motivation, high category self- confidence, moderate control anxiety category, high category mental preparation, the importance of the team in the medium category, and concentration in the medium category. Meanwhile, the athletes who chose to drop out were very low motivation, very low concentration, medium category self-confidence, the importance of the team in the medium category, anxiety control in the low category, and mental preparation in the low category- (3) solutions and strategies that can be applied are support and assistance from parents of athletes and coaches, improvement of psychological skills for coaches, comfortable and supportive environment for athletes, and support from government
