Sports Specialization and Injuries
Many parents and coaches fall into the trap of believing that kids have to concentrate on only one sport to keep up with the best. I do suppose there are a few situations where that may be true and they are mentioned in an article I read about youth athletes.
However, playing more than one sport has it's benefits, even for those striving for that college scholarship. College coaches love "athletes" and being able to play more than one sport shows that you have the coordination, speed, and agility to do more than just play first base. Playing mulitple sports may also help prevent overuse injuries as well. Overuse injuries has risen substantially in the past 15 years.
Do not make the mistake of pushing your players/child(ren) too hard too often. Playing too hard too often can cause some serious damage and, in some cases, end softball careers far before college is even a reality. Click here to read the article that will tell you just how much overuse injuries have risen in the past 15 years.
However, playing more than one sport has it's benefits, even for those striving for that college scholarship. College coaches love "athletes" and being able to play more than one sport shows that you have the coordination, speed, and agility to do more than just play first base. Playing mulitple sports may also help prevent overuse injuries as well. Overuse injuries has risen substantially in the past 15 years.
Do not make the mistake of pushing your players/child(ren) too hard too often. Playing too hard too often can cause some serious damage and, in some cases, end softball careers far before college is even a reality. Click here to read the article that will tell you just how much overuse injuries have risen in the past 15 years.
Labels: coaching softball, college softball, softball parent, softball performance, softball training
posted by Stacie | 4:56 AM
3 Comments:
so many kids get burned out and quit after high school. lots of them even start to hate the sport - it's sad.
I agree with them playing more than one sport. My daughter is starting volleyball now, and her season is still going. It shows, like what was said, that they have the speed and agility to be successful at more than 1` thing.
I have been coaching high school sports for more than 25 years. Play them all! Let your kids have fun and compete in all areas, it will make them better in their sport of choice! My daughter played VB,BB, and SB in high school. She was an average player. Her favorite was VB. She was the last one cut from her college VB team as a freshmen but made the SB team and has been a three year starter. DONT PUSH YOUR KIDS. Encourage them. One day they will thank you!
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