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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my mind, early specialization and year round sports can be harmful for two main reasons. First, doing one activity day after day, month after month, and year after year puts stress on the same bones and joints all the time. These kids’ bones, ligaments, muscles, and tendons are still growing, and they can’t withstand the repetitive stresses and forces without rest. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, almost 50% of injuries in youth sports are overuse injuries. Varying sports allows kids to rest parts of their bodies worn out from one sport (like the shoulder and elbow in baseball) and let other body parts do the work (like the knee and ankle in soccer) for a few months.

Second, playing one sport year round likely takes a psychological toll on kids. Monotony, pressure from coaches and parents to win and excel personally, and even playing through pain can all contribute to burnout in young athletes. A study sponsored by the Youth Sports Institute at Michigan State University shows that 70-80% of athletes who begin playing a sport at an early age end up dropping out by age 15. Among the top ten reasons given for quitting are losing interest, not having fun, getting tired of playing, too much emphasis on winning, wanting to participate in other activities, and too much pressure.[/quote]

But as one poster mentioned...there's a good chance he's done playing at 17 when he graduates anyway, so why not support him if he wants to go year round and risk him being done at 15. At least he would know that he gave it his all and it wasn't meant to be rather than play 6 months a year and just not develop the skills necessary to be at the top level.  I, personally, don't see how soccer causes over use injuries that would overwise not happen if he took time off of soccer to play basketball or football.  Now I understand if people require baseball players to play another sport because I don't even think baseball is much of a physical activity.[/quote]

Because it doesn't have to be over before they hit puberty. [/quote]

Relax dual age group guy. There is nothing wrong with the timeframe of when kids choose to pursue other interests.

Kids that quit a primary sport like soccer at a young age do so more[b] because they are not keeping up skill wise and therefor the game just isn't as fun.[/b] I don't know of any "A team" players that quit playing. I do know B, C and D team kids who quit and many who are still playing. In all the cases of kids who quit they chose the activity that liked more and an activity in which they excelled. Just because a parent signs a kid up for a activity at 6 years old does it mean they have to see it through until they are 18 years old. The whole point of doing a variety of things at that age is to do precisely this. Just as many kids who play youth soccer decide to do Super Y as others choose to do the summer swim team.  [/quote]

I believe this and I don't think it's acknowledged enough.  People live to talk about how kids quit and come up with every reason other than they quit because they just suck.[/quote]

Thats the problem right there. We have created too many money driven opportunities where average and below kids can pay to play and are made to feel like they are special or talented because they are on an elite team or club. With the number of clubs out there the real talent pool is spread way to thin. If we had only 4 clubs in the entire DMV that were elite travel we could have the talented players all there training together getting better and we would actually see some talent emerge. Instead we have 50 clubs that take anyone willing to pay to play and we stay mediocre overall.[/quote]

Talent emerge for what exactly?[/quote]

When the top talented players all play together and train and scrimmage with each other it pushes them to get better at a much higher rate than when they are the top player on there team being forced to play down at their teammates level. 
therefore the talent can emerge to a higher level than the structure we have now.
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That didn't answer the question. What is the endgame for this talent to "emerge" into?[/quote]

He didn't say that anyone would "emerge" into anything.  He is saying that the best players playing with the best players would create better players. He used the team emerge.  I can't wait to see what you are getting at pointing out that he used the word "emerge".[/quote]

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