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In my experience of working with athletes in both individual and team sports, dealing with transition is a challenge to sustaining performance, as well as to staying in a sport. Transition is associated with new demands, including developing new relationships with coaches and support staff, new competitors or new teammates, and adjusting to different cultures in different squads, programs and teams. These can be confronting for young people as well as experienced athletes.

One aspect of transition is the shift to becoming more ‘serious’ as athletes progress through different levels. This seriousness includes a greater emphasis on strategy and plans, compared with simpler plans that enable greater emphasis on technique, relaxation, effort and enjoyment. Higher levels of critique and more complex feedback can also impact athletes transitioning into new, more advanced or different teams or environments. They are often associated with greater demands, both emotional and on their time, as well as higher expectations. Transition must be managed well if a person wants to become a serious athlete, and this means managing mindset.