Should Athletes Be Allowed To Play One Sport-Year-Round?

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Over the past few years, many athletes and coaches have moved from playing as many sports as possible to trying to specialize in just one. Although it may sound promising to do considering an athlete would spend all of their time trying to perfect their skills in one sport, but actually it is quite the opposite. For a coach, you should not want or try to convince an athlete to play only one sport. It is unhealthy to play one sport year round because of the risk of injury on an athlete’s body and the risk being burned out. Only specializing in one sport can seem like a good idea to many athletes and coaches, but actually it can be a risk for the athlete. Playing only one sport can increase your chance of injury in certain parts of the body …show more content…

Fred Brown wrote in the Washington Post, “So if you are a year-round baseball kid, try soccer this summer. It will get you into great shape and help you move your feet in the infield.” (Bowen 1). This shows that playing multiple sports can help an athlete in other sports rather than just that one. Playing just one sport could limit how an athlete could progresses. Ferguson wrote in the article ““The claims against ESS ( Early sport specialization) state that specializing at a very young age could lead to more physical and psychosocial problems and stall athletic development” (Ferguson 1). If specializing and only playing one sport can stall an athlete’s athletic development and playing multiple sports can help improve your skills and can make you stronger both mentally and physically then coaches should want their players to play multiple. Playing multiple sports can make an athlete reach their full potential, and only specializing in one can not allow an athlete reach their full potential. So playing multiple sports instead of specializing in one should be a clear choice for athletes and

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