Table 2.

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

Competition-related stressors	Organizational stressors	Sport-studies-leisure balance
Questioning the accuracy of scoring Feeling the consequences of rivalry between sports clubs Feeling helpless against coaches’ negative communication	Being in the dark regarding the child’s progress Being caught between a rock and a hard place when changing clubs Being apart during training camps Enduring the organizational pressure while seeing the child’s wellbeing at jeopardy	Living with guilt for child in sport and siblings Managing the practical challenges (financial, logistics, and time)