Burnout: how can coaches get the rest they need?

Research spotlights strategies used to cope with the stress of managing elite teams

The contrast couldn’t be starker. Bruce Arians, pictured above, spent most of his coaching career prowling the sidelines. Come off-season, though, Arians could be found in a very different location: his lakehouse.

The ex-Cardinals coach’s decision to distance himself from the training pitch after the rigours of a taxing campaign might not seem unusual. …