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Long-Term Effects?

posted on November 04, 2014 03:55

Nevertheless, this situation is a humbling reminder of how difficult it is to assess all of the unintended consequences in the future of our actions in the present.

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Posted in: Health & Safety, Multi-Sport Participation, Specialization

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Mounting Evidence

posted on October 10, 2014 03:32

For multiple reasons, the multiple-sport experience is best. We must strive continually to make that experience possible for most of our student-athletes.

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Posted in: Multi-Sport Participation, Participation, Specialization

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Little League Lessons

posted on September 12, 2014 03:48

Like school sports, Little League has different parents today than years ago. “For them, the youth sports fields aren’t so much a destination as a path;"

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Posted in: Multi-Sport Participation, Parents, Perspective, Specialization

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More Than A Myth

posted on September 05, 2014 03:02

There is a temptation to characterize the multi-sport athlete as an anachronism or myth of modern school sports.

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Specialization Risks

posted on July 18, 2014 03:52

Another informed and influential voice has joined our frequent refrain that sports specialization is rarely in a student’s best interest.

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Misspent Money

posted on July 15, 2014 03:32

“The more money folks are investing, the higher pressure kids are perceiving. More pressure means less enjoyment."

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Valuing Variety

posted on March 28, 2014 03:12

What I hear when I listen to students . . .is that they want to play multiple sports and that they need us to hear that and to help them.

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“Well-Roundedness”

posted on November 22, 2013 03:43

What I continue to encourage for most students is that they sample the broad buffet of opportunities that a full-service school offers.

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