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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]

Check the NBA, NHL, and MLB rosters. They're hardly only Americans.

Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Jim Brown, Tim Tebow, Willie Gault, Bob Hayes, Tom Glavine, John Elway, Babe Didrikson, Dave Winfield, Jim Thorpe, Usain Bolt, Herschel Walker, Danny Ainge --- world class athletes in at least 2 sports.

Luis Enrique, Lev Yashin, Henrik Larsson,
Younis Mahmoud, Clive Allen, Bruce Arena, 
Can Bartu, Chuni Goswami, Devin Barclay 
Aldo Donelli , Knut Anders Fostervold, Andy Goram ,
Harold Jarman

all soccer players who played multiple sports at a high level.[/quote]

Really?  That’s who you came up with to prove elite soccer players can play other sports at high levels?  At least two of them were kickers in football, which is the same skill set as soccer and most of them were born before 1970.  So that’s not that convincing, although if there aspiring soccer/cricket players this will be inspirational.

With that said, playing sports like basketball or tennis or something recreational to compliment soccer is great for many reasons. My son plays rec basketball and my daughter plays rec volleyball in addition to soccer and both play tennis for fun and it is great.[/quote]

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