Sentence examples for athletic specialization from inspiring English sources

In addition, year-round competition and athletic specialization can lead to injuries and burnout for these athletes.

Pressure for athletic specialization, accompanied by the lure of financial incentives, puts incredible pressure on students.

Rising on the left is a new umbrella organization, the National Institute for Sports Reform, that will try to bring coaches, athletes, academics, parents and community leaders into a clearinghouse for such interrelated issues as early specialization, athletic scholarships, drug use, violence, sports injuries and the crisis in fitness.

And in the athletic realm, kids who specialize in sports are no better off than those who don't, and in some cases, the specialization is actually a detriment.

Otherwise, early specialization is counterproductive to ultimate athletic achievement.

So, there are a lot of people out there (e.g., private coaches, athletic development programs) sending the message that early specialization is necessary, but they're more interested in making a buck than your children's athletic or personal development.

So, where does all this leave us in deciding whether to follow the path of early specialization (which is being pushed these days at every level of athletic development) or that of the experts and research who say it is better long term to have multi-sport participation until age 12 or so and then make the decision on whether to specialize?

What this means is that early specialization doesn't appear to give kids a leg up in their athletic development in the long run.

Sometimes specialization is overrated.

Specialization, for one thing.

Specialization is for insects".