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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m personally in favor of multiple sports. 
I think skills learned in one sport can translate to other sports 
Diversity of sports helps prevent overuse injuries and burnout 
But what do I know? :-P[/quote]

Just so we're clear, more sports will lead to less use?  :roll:

Overuse injuries are just that. If you're running playing soccer then running playing basketball, you're overusing your legs, end of conversation. The whole multiple sport argument only holds water in the US, where all the big sports don't face competition from outside. Messi didn't waste his time playing 20 sports, playing 3 instruments, and take SAT prep classes in 3rd grade. Seems to have turned out ok focusing on one sport.[/quote]

You apparently are uneducated on the research on cross training. Also, Messi is a freakish anomaly so calling him out demonstrates your delusion. Hopefully, you focus your kid on only soccer while my kid focuses on school and soccer and a few other things and one day your GED kid will work for my kid who has a masters degree. Good parenting plan Einstein. [/quote]

Good plan until little Tommy burns out from 20 activities. He'll walk out 200k in debt from his master's and make enough money to live in your basement until 35.

Let your kid be passionate about something and support that. Forcing anything on them isn't helping. "Cross training" and playing multiple sports at high levels lands you a college acceptance in the best case scenario. More likely it leads to a torn ACL like we see an epidemic of in this country.

Just for reference, new father, travel coach, and I've already said I dont care if my son plays soccer. It won't affect my enjoyment of the game.[/quote]

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