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[quote=Anonymous]DS tried baseball as a tot and hated it.  Tried soccer in early elementary and liked it as a social outlet but didn't love it.  Tried track and liked being one of the faster kids but didn't enjoy the training.  Tried basketball and loved it.  Practices obsessively, never complains about going to practice, enjoys games, and works his butt off to get better.

I think it's great that he found something he loves.  One downside is injury --- last year he missed most of a season with an injury that's caused by growing fast but probably aggravated by training so much in one sport.  This summer he is dealing with another injury that I fear will have us back in the PT's office next week, this one totally caused by over training one specific thing (the jumping and landing associated with dunking a basketball).

This spring, his mom and school coaches talked him into also running track.  He did well, had a ball and met a ton of kids he would not have hung out with otherwise.

I am a fan of kids doing multiple sports if you can get your kid to do them.[/quote]

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