When rushed into early and intense specialization in a single sport, youth may not be ready for the rigors of that sport.
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What is much more often true is that specialization in a sport that is too early and too intense stunts a young person’s physical literacy . . .
The MHSAA’s Task Force on Multi-Sport Participation has identified delusional parents as one of the greatest contributors to athletic specialization that is too early and intense . . .
I am encouraged that “someday” may be coming soon when the symbol of business – The Wall Street Journal – features an article on the dangers of sport specialization that is too early and intense.
It has been a brilliant blend of successes and failures and wins and losses that work together in school sports to help form healthy, happy adults.
Research is inconclusive if specialization is the path to the elite level of sports, but it is conclusive that specialization is the path to chronic, long-term negative effects.
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