Multi-sport vs specialization: Recent Episodes
Ben Foster
As a graduate project for Cumberland University, I dive into the issue of early sport specialization and make a case for participation in multiple sports.
I give my final thoughts on the topic of multi-sport participation versus specialization based on the research and interviews with coaches and players.
We finish out our coaches interviews with two legendary coaches in the mid-state area to get their views on multi-sport participation vs. specialization.
In this episode I recall interviews with various coaches of various sports and get their thoughts on the topic of multi-sports vs specialization.
We complete the athlete’s interviews and get a better picture as to what athletes feel is better in terms of multi-sport vs specialization
In this episode, I recall interviews from former players about their experience in athletics as well as their thoughts on specialization versus multi-sport participation
In this episode we look at the benefits of participating in multiple sports and how multi-sport participation is encouraged over specializing, especially at a young age.
In part 1, episode 1 we discuss what early sport specialization is, what it looks like and why so many are beginning to specialize.