The benefits of going a two-sport route is hard to pass up. Through expanding friend groups, learning multiple skills and lowering chances of burnout, multi-sport kids are the happier kids. READ MORE
“As socioeconomic status increases, the likelihood of sport specialization increases and [they are] more likely to do individual sports but also to have more serious overuse injuries,” Neeru A. Jayanthi, MD. READ MORE
Spoiler alert; ‘Winning’ didn’t even make the top 10. Study after study shows the same #1 result: kids play sports to have fun. READ MORE
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“At just 14 (years old), Connor struggled to walk up the stairs and needed surgery. Doctors told him to hang up his stakes – his hockey career was likely done.” READ MORE
Parents, Coaches and Sport Associations must work together if they want to change the over-programmed, one-sport model. READ MORE
Physical and mental burnout in sport occurs more often than not when youth are pressured into early sport specialization; let kids be kids. READ MORE
“Ambitious coaches and parents and an extreme focus on winning often creates scenarios where children have no choice but to focus on only one sport or activity” – Richard Monette, head of Active for Life READ MORE
“NHL athlete Kyle Turris played all the sports growing up: Lacrosse, hockey, tennis and golf to name a few”. The physical, mental and emotional well-being of athletes is being negatively impacted by early specialization, both in the short and long term.
“This study demonstrates that single-sport specialization can have potentially negative consequences on the injury risk and career longevity of even the most elite athletes; relaying an important message to coaches, parents and athletes involved in youth sports.” READ MORE