It doesn’t take 10,000 hours to excel at a sport.
found the opposite to be true: Among more than 1000 athletes, those who had played three sports at 11,13, and 15 years of age were between more than twice as likely to play at a national level by late adolescence, compared to their peers who had played only one sport.How specialization hurts kids
These childhood injuries can have long-term consequences, potentially leading to adulthood degenerative conditions, like arthritis, at the site of the old injury, Matzkin says: “We can get them back out on the field, we can treat them, but we can’t prevent the consequences in 15 or 20 years.” , found that single-sport athletes were four times as likely as multisport athletes to develop knee injuries.Not only does training in multiple sports exercise different muscle groups, giving the others a break, it helps kids develop the neuromuscular control they need to succeed and keep from getting injuries like ligament tears, Matzkin says. It also prevents burnout—mental and physical exhaustion that can put kids off physical activity well into adulthood, she adds.
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