Table 1.

Summary of the themes and subthemes of the stressors experienced by athletes.

Competition-related stressors	Organizational stressors	Interpersonal dilemmas: sparing parents the pain
Feeling the pre-competition anxiety Worrying about performance being criticized Dreading making a mistake Feeding on the coaches’ pre-competition anxiety	Enduring the ongoing criticism of the coaches and a negative atmosphere at the club Feeling out of control regarding the body’s appearance and its ambiguous connection to performance Experiencing public weight checks as a method of discipline	Keeping parents out of conflicts with coaches Hiding weight-related issues from parents Fearing the consequences of failure on parents