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THE GOOD AND THE BAD OF SPORTS SPECIALIZATION

Sports participation has the benefits of physical activity, developing physical skills, socialization, learning teamwork, self-regulation ability, leadership skills, self-esteem, building memories, and having fun. Beyond participation is sports specialization, which is year-round participation of intensive training of a single sport in exclusion of other sports. In summary, multi-sport participation develops athletes who ultimately have healthier and longer sports participation and greater success in college and post-collegiate professional sports. Delaying sports specialization until late adolescence will decrease detrimental risks and increase the likelihood of athletic development.<br>

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THE GOOD AND THE BAD OF SPORTS SPECIALIZATION

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  1. The Good And The Bad Of Sports Specialization rosecitypt.com Sportsparticipationhasthebenefitsofphysicalactivity,developingphysicalskills,socialization, learningteamwork,self-regulationability,leadershipskills,self-esteem,buildingmemories,andhaving fun.Beyondparticipationissportsspecialization,whichisyear-roundparticipationofintensivetraining ofasinglesportinexclusionofothersports.Therehasbeenanincreaseinspecializationforathletes undertheageof18yearsold,forreasonssuchasthehopeofacollegescholarship,aspirationsatthe collegiateandprofessionallevel,orthoughtsthat10,000hourscreatemastery.Sportsthatyoung athletestendtospecializeinincludetennis,gymnastics,dance,soccer,andbaseball.Thereareafew sports,includinggymnastics,thatrequireearlyspecializationandhaveearlierpeakperformanceand shorterdurationofparticipation.Thereareconcernsaboutnegativeaspectsofearlysports specialization,includingburnout,psychosocialissues,overuseinjury,andotherhealthconcerns. Overuseinjuryhasbeencorrelatedwithhightrainingvolumeandintensity.Repetitionofthesame activitycanleadtomicrotrauma (smallamountsoftissuedamagethatovertimeleadtoinjury). Specifically,sportsspecializationhasbeenlinkedtoanteriorkneepaininfemalesbyanincreaseof1.5 to4times.Anotherstudyoftennisplayersreportedkneeinjuriestobethemostcommoninjury,and higheroccurrencesofsevereinjuriesincludingstressfracturesofthespineorextremities,overuse elbowligament (UCL) injury,andOsteochondritisDissecans (aconditioninwhichasmallsegmentof theboneseparatesfromthesurroundingregionduetolackofbloodsupply).Individualsports specializationhasanevengreateroveruseinjuryratethanteamsportsspecialization.

  2. Teamsportshaveahigherrateofacuteinjury,especiallyfootball,andcheerleading.AthletesthatTeamsportshaveahigherrateofacuteinjury,especiallyfootball,andcheerleading.Athletesthat participateinsinglesportsgreaterthaneightmonthsduringagivenyear,ormorehoursthantheirage perweek,haveahigherrateofoveruseinjuries.Studiesofhighschoolathletesshowtheankleand kneetobethemostcommonlyinjured,withligamentdamagethemostfrequentlyaffected.Asurveyof youthsoccerplayersshowedthekneetobemorecommonlyinjuredwitha2.5-timeinjuryrateifplaying onmorethanoneteam.Playerswhoparticipatedinmorethanonesporthavea60% decreasedriskof injury.Multi-sportsparticipationiscorrelatedwithareducedoveruseinjuryandallinjuriesingeneral. Otherhealthconcernsduetosingle-sportspecializationincludeincreasednutritionalneedsduetothe intensivetraining,which,ifnotattendedto,canleadtolowerironandcalcium,lowerbodyfat, inadequatecaloricintake,anddelayedmenorrhea.Lowenergystatusoccurswithanimbalance betweencaloricintakeandenergyexpenditure,resultinginseriousconsequencesforFemaleAthlete Triad (lowenergyavailability,menstrualdysfunction,andlowbonemineraldensity).Bonedensity developsaswegrow,andinadequatenutritioncanhavelong-termeffectsoflowbonedensityand osteopeniaorosteoporosis,whichcanpermanent.Theincidenceofbonestressinjury – stressreactions andstressfractures – increasessignificantlyintheundernourishedyoungfemaleathlete. Multi-sportathletesare2.5timesmorelikelytohavegoodmechanicsandbodycontrolwithmovement suchasjumpsthansingle-sportathletes,whichcandecreaseinjury.Theyarealsomorelikelyto continuethesport. Fearoffailureisrelatedtoburnoutandpsychologicalstress (anxiety,depression,socialisolation) in athletes.Childrendonotwanttolettheirparentsdown.It’sknownthat50% ofparentsencouragetheir kidstospecializeinasinglesport,halfofwhichhopetheirchildwillplaycollegiateandprofessional. Thestatisticsonthisrealityaresobering.Only3.3% to6.8% ofhighschoolathleteswillplaycollegiately (basketball,football,baseball,andsoccer).

  3. Multi-sportathletesare2.5timesmorelikelytohavegood mechanicsandbodycontrolwithmovementsuchasjumpsthan single-sportathletes Long-termathletedevelopment (LTAD) programsstartedinthe1990sintheUnitedStates,Canada,and otherindustrialcountriestocounteractearlyspecialization’sdetrimentaleffects.TheaimoftheLTAD programsistomastermovementskillsandsportskills,includingagility,balance,coordination,and speed.TheUSOlympicCommitteeusestheLTADprinciples.Thesefoundationalskillsmasteredata youngagearenecessarytospecializelater. Insummary,multi-sportparticipationdevelopsathleteswhoultimatelyhavehealthierandlongersports participationandgreatersuccessincollegeandpost-collegiateprofessionalsports.Delayingsports specializationuntillateadolescencewilldecreasedetrimentalrisksandincreasethelikelihoodof athleticdevelopment. Original Source: https://rosecitypt.com/the-good-and-the-bad- of-sports-specialization/

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