Caitlin Clark, a rookie with the Indiana Fever and a standout in her maiden WNBA season, gave advice to coaches and parents on how to balance their children’s involvement in sports. Clark gave her parents credit for preventing burnout by making sure she didn’t overextend herself as a young athlete during her appearance on Thursday’s episode of the podcast “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce.”
During Clark’s time on the podcast, she recounted her time playing both AAU and high school basketball, highlighting her mother’s decision to limit the number of games she played in a single day.
“Sometimes that’s why people get burnt out—because they did it too much as a kid and their parents forced them, or whoever forced it on them too much,” she said. Clark added she was fortunate to have supportive parents who allowed her to maintain her passion for the sport.
