General – Mental | Why Kids Playing Multiple Sports – Not Just One – Is Best For Kids

1. Specializing actually leads to greater chance of injuries. Instead of sharpening their overall athleticism in a well-rounded way, specialized athletes are repeating the same movements with the same sets of muscles every day of the week. This has led to a dramatic rise in the need for Tommy John surgery and reconstructive surgery of elbow ligaments—to cite just two examples. 2. Sports skills and athletic movements transfer. Jumping for a basketball works the same muscles swimmers use to push off the starting blocks and develop a strong kick. A full 87 percent of 2015 NFL draft picks were multi-sport athletes, and the

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