High stress, job insecurity and unrealistic expectations put football managers at risk of mental health problems

.....The environment for coaches, managers, and other leaders in high performance sport is characterised by exactly this type of intense and continuous scrutiny – as well as perennial job insecurity and unrealistic expectations from fans and the media. This is often based on historical and therefore irrelevant performance. These people also operate in a situation in which performance is judged entirely on the basis of what other people do or don`t do. And often an incredible amount of time is spent away from home and family......   ...more

Bethany`s Notes: I find it interesting that the job security for a coach, manager and other leaders in elite sports is based on pretty much outcome alone. What a stressful situation no only for those individuals but also for the families as well. Is there another criteria that might be helpful here? Or where do we send these individuals to get additional help they might need to deal with the pressure and anxiety they face?