In a generation where winning trophies and earning scholarships dominate youth athletics, children are being pushed to specialize in a single sport as early as their pre-teen years.
Kids as young as 7 and 8 years old are playing one sport year-round instead of participating in a variety of sports, and parents have one simple argument for this approach: By picking one sport and training at that sport exclusively, the young athlete would be more likely to excel at that sport.
But what if allowing your children to compete in multiple sports throughout the year proves to be safer and more beneficial to the child’s athletic success? Cisco Athletic created a slideshow (which can be viewed below) on the benefits of children playing multiple sports.
