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by lucozade 2081 days ago
Not the parent nor a professional coach but you wrote: "my daughter came to me in tears and complained coach is yelling at her".

That doesn't sound like being selected for stress tolerance. That sounds a lot more like stress tolerance is being mentally beaten into them.

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Selection is for physical capabilities (experienced coaches are actually looking at both parents in addition to child assessment). Stress tolerance is built up gradually as a side effect.