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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with other posters: as soon as kid is playing the same sport year round, they are specializing.  I don’t care how many other sports they add on top of that.[/quote]

But I do think the frequency of practices/competition matters. I wouldn't call a kid who does a once per week winter swim program (which actually runs the whole school year) with the summer swim team a "specialist" in swimming, for example. That's just maintenance. Similarly a kid who plays rec soccer in the fall and spring, with a once per week indoor rec soccer game in the winter, is not the same as someone doing travel soccer. Both of these examples still allow time for other sports to be done simultaneously at a similar commitment level. It feels like every sport offers year-round opportunities these days, probably because it's a money making opportunity. I think of a "specialist" as someone who has dropped the other sports to focus on just one, with a goal of competing at a serious/high level.[/quote]

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