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Of course not! You are right about what you are saying! But we also can’t just assume it is the best advice for all kids either.
In my examples above, I think there are reasons the kids were always injured. It wasn’t ONLY because they played more than one sport. I think parents and coaches were all partially to blame too. And I think that part of the problem was the notion that doing all sports all the time was “healthier” and can mask the truth that ultra competitive parents are using this line to justify their desire to raise superstars in every aspect of their athletic careers. It wasn’t enough for their kids to be standouts in any one sport. It had to be all of them. They did not have the fortitude to tell a coach that their kid needed a break between sports or that their kid would t take summer basketball off. They were happy to have vb in the morning, bb in the afternoon all summer long. Meanwhile these meathead coaches went along with it. They missed opportunities to rest kids. The “conditioned” when the kids were at the end of their ropes from playoffs at the end of the last season.
This was all done with the “understanding” that being a in multiple sports helps prevent injuries because people see the Facebook meme, hear that line from other parents, repeat that same line often and don’t read the article it came from.
In my examples above, I think there are reasons the kids were always injured. It wasn’t ONLY because they played more than one sport. I think parents and coaches were all partially to blame too. And I think that part of the problem was the notion that doing all sports all the time was “healthier” and can mask the truth that ultra competitive parents are using this line to justify their desire to raise superstars in every aspect of their athletic careers. It wasn’t enough for their kids to be standouts in any one sport. It had to be all of them. They did not have the fortitude to tell a coach that their kid needed a break between sports or that their kid would t take summer basketball off. They were happy to have vb in the morning, bb in the afternoon all summer long. Meanwhile these meathead coaches went along with it. They missed opportunities to rest kids. The “conditioned” when the kids were at the end of their ropes from playoffs at the end of the last season.
This was all done with the “understanding” that being a in multiple sports helps prevent injuries because people see the Facebook meme, hear that line from other parents, repeat that same line often and don’t read the article it came from.
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