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.
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