The aim of this study was to study how Swedish youth national football players handle stressful events in sports. A longitudinal questionnaire diary was constructed from a revised version of Nicholls and Polmans (2007) design with the intention of recording in-sport and psychosocial stress, choice of coping strategy and coping effectiveness. The participants were 59 Swedish youth national football players born 1992 observed during a four day national training camp held by the Swedish Football Association. Data were drawn from a quantifying analyzing method. The main result showed that the most common stressors reported were, physical injury or pain, experiencing teammates or opponents to perform better and feeling generally insecure during training camp.

Bakgrund: I början av århundradet ansågs smärta vara relaterad till kroppsliga orsaker. Smärta utan kroppslig skada betraktades som psykisk sjukdom. Oklar kronisk smärta delades in i två olika grupper utifrån den psykoanalytiska synen och den strikt organiska synen. Fibromyalgisyndrom (FMS) är ett svårdiagnostiserat tillstånd eftersom de flesta symtomen är subjektiva. Prevalensen av FMS är drygt 3 % bland kvinnor och 0,5 % bland män.