SmartTeams Talk Short: Don't Drink Kool-Aid On Perceived Benefits Of Early Sport Specialization, Warns Jayanthi
Neeru Jayanthi, M.D., Associate Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedics and Family Medicine at Emory University , says research shows that there is only one sport, gymnastics, in which early intensive training/specialization before the age of 12 is necessary for success at the elite level.
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[1] https://mail.momsteam.com/successful-parenting/delay-sport-specialization-until-late-adolescence-experts-say
[2] https://mail.momsteam.com/successful-parenting/early-sport-specializiation-no-guarantee-of-future-success
[3] https://mail.momsteam.com/successful-parenting/parents-need-to-resist-pressure-from-coaches-for-early-specialization