Youth Athletes and Sport Specialization: The Debate
Sport Specialization in Young Athletes discusses the implications of playing a single sport all year long (Jayanthi, 2013). The article argues that in order to play at an elite level, athletes need to participate in 10000 hours or 10 years of sport specific training. Neeru Jayanthi suggests that in order to meet these expectations, athletes need to start sport specialization at a young age. Sport specialization can have consequences such as physical injury or physiological st