Sports Specialization in Young Athletes Evidence-Based Recommendations
Neeru Jayanthi,Neeru Jayanthi,Courtney Pinkham,Lara R. Dugas,Brittany C. Patrick,Cynthia R. LaBella +5 more
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For most sports, there is no evidence that intense training and specialization before puberty are necessary to achieve elite status and such intense training in a single sport to the exclusion of others should be delayed until late adolescence to optimize success while minimizing injury, psychological stress, and burnout.Abstract:
Context:Sports specialization is intense training in 1 sport while excluding others. Sports specialization in early to middle childhood has become increasingly common. While most experts agree that...read more
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International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development
Michael F. Bergeron,Margo Mountjoy,Neil Armstrong,Michael Chia,Jean Côté,Carolyn A. Emery,Avery D. Faigenbaum,Gary Hall,Susi Kriemler,Michel Leglise,Robert M. Malina,Anne Marte Pensgaard,Alex Sanchez,Torbjørn Soligard,Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen,Willem van Mechelen,Juanita R. Weissensteiner,Lars Engebretsen +17 more
TL;DR: The IOC critically evaluated the current state of science and practice of youth athlete development and presented recommendations for developing healthy, resilient and capable youth athletes, while providing opportunities for all levels of sport participation and success.
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Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Youth Sports: APositionStatementfromtheAmericanMedicalSocietyfor Sports Medicine
John P. DiFiori,Holly J. Benjamin,Joel S. Brenner,Andrew Gregory,Neeru Jayanthi,Greg Landry,Anthony Luke +6 more
TL;DR: This review aims to provide a systematic, evidenced-based review that will assist clinicians in recognising young athletes at risk for overuse injuries and burnout, andelineate the risk factors and injuries unique to the skeletally immature young athlete.
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Overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports: a position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
John P. DiFiori,Holly J. Benjamin,Joel S. Brenner,Andrew Gregory,Neeru Jayanthi,Gregory L. Landry,Anthony Luke +6 more
TL;DR: This report will review what is currently known about the epidemiology and risk factors associated with overuse injuries and burnout in young athletes and highlight those that may pose management challenges or lead to long-term consequences.
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Sports-Specialized Intensive Training and the Risk of Injury in Young Athletes A Clinical Case-Control Study
Neeru Jayanthi,Cynthia R. LaBella,Cynthia R. LaBella,Daniel Fischer,Jacqueline Pasulka,Lara R. Dugas +5 more
TL;DR: There is an independent risk of injury and serious overuse injury in young athletes who specialize in a single sport, and injured young athletes were older and spent more hours per week in organized sports.
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National Strength and Conditioning Association Position Statement on Long-Term Athletic Development.
Rhodri S. Lloyd,John B. Cronin,Avery D. Faigenbaum,G. Gregory Haff,Rick Howard,William J. Kraemer,Lyle J. Micheli,Gregory D. Myer,Jon L. Oliver +8 more
TL;DR: A list of 10 pillars of successful long-term athletic development are presented, which summarize the key recommendations detailed within the NSCA position statement.
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