multiple sports

Tracking Football: 96% of Super Bowl players were multi-sport athletes
A staggering 96 percent of the players participating in this weekend's Super Bowl played multiple sports in high school, according to an analysis from TrackingFootball.com. The scouting service released its breakdown Tuesday, showing that 102 of t...

Study: Specialized athletes suffer more lower-extremity injuries
A new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin has found that specialized athletes suffer more lower-extremity injuries than those who play multiple sports. The study, published last week by The American Journal of Sports Medicine, looked at...

Christian McCaffrey: Playing multiple sports is ‘worth it’
NFL running back Christian McCaffrey was a four-sport athlete in high school, something he believes was critical to his development as a pro football player. McCaffrey, who was taken by the Carolina Panthers with the eighth overall pick in this ye...

Jordy Nelson: ‘Don’t specialize in one sport’
Green Bay Packers wideout Jordy Nelson wants kids to step away from the video games and take up multiple sports. [caption id="attachment_23893" align="alignright" width="246"] Green Bay Packers wideout Jordy Nelson. | Photo: Mike Morbeck[/caption]...

Encouraging multi-sport participation
Coaches at Kennedy High School (Iowa) talk about why they believe it's important to preach multi-sport participation to student-athletes. https://youtu.be/e2iiMoYDe7A...

Study: Athletes who specialize suffer more ankle, knee injuries
A new study has found that athletes who specialize in a single sport are more likely to suffer lower-extremity injuries. [caption id="attachment_18015" align="alignright" width="252"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] The study, conducted by resea...

Sport Nova Scotia launches campaign against specialization
Via Sport Nova Scotia A new campaign co-developed by Hockey Nova Scotia and Soccer Nova Scotia launched last week, targeting parents of athletes aged 12 and under to generate awareness of the dangers of early sport specialization. “Early sp...

Yankees’ Joe Girardi: Sport specialization is concerning
Sport specialization among young athletes has many coaches concerned, and Joe Girardi is one of them. [caption id="attachment_17584" align="alignright" width="283"] Photo: Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons[/caption] The New York Yankees manager ...