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Specialized Training in Young Athletes Linked to Serious Overuse Injuries

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by NewsBot, Apr 19, 2013.

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    ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INJURY AND SPORTS SPECIALIZATION AMONG FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS
    Kevin Biese, MS, ATC, Timothy McGuine, PhD, ATC, Stephanie Kliethermes, PhD, ...
    Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine April 30, 2020
     
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    Relationships Between Sport Specialization and Running-Related Injury Among Competitive High School Cross-Country Runners
    Mitchell J. Rauh, PT, PhD, MPH, Alexandra K. Tutino, MS, Eric G. Post, PhD, ATC, ...
    Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine April 30, 2020
     
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    Relationship of participation in specific sports to academic performance in adolescents: A 2‐year longitudinal study
    Toru Ishihara Toshihiro Nakajima Koji Yamatsu Koichi Okita Masato Sagawa Noriteru Morita
    29 April 2020
     
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    Risk of Injuries Associated With Sport Specialization and Intense Training Patterns in Young Athletes: A Longitudinal Clinical Case-Control Study
    Neeru Jayanthi, MD, Stephanie Kleithermes, PhD, Lara Dugas, PhD, et al
    Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine June 25, 2020
     
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    Sport specialization and sport participation opportunities and their association with injury history in female high school volleyball athletes.
    Kevin M.BieseaTimothy A.McGuinebStephanie A.KliethermesbDavid R.BellabEric G.PostcAndrew M.WatsonbM. AlisonBrooksbPamela J.Langb
    Physical Therapy in Sport; 12 July 2020
     
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    Defining a Research Agenda for Youth Sport Specialization in the United States
    The AMSSM Youth Early Sport Specialization Summit

    Kliethermes, Stephanie A. et al
    Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine: February 03, 2021 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue -
     
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    Sport Specialization and Engagement in American Judo
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    Early Sports Specialization (ESS) in Mid-Major Collegiate Athletes: Further Analyzing its Impact on Injury and Burnout
    Peter Martin, DO
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    The Relationship of Sport Specialization and Injury Type in Young Athletes: A Multi-Site Study
    Sonia Ruparell, MD
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    Impact of early sports specialisation on paediatric ECG
    Maciej Albiński Mathieu Saubade Charles Benaim Andrea Menafoglio Philippe Meyer Bruno Capelli Tilman Perrin Lukas Trachsel Daniel Hagemeyer Damien Casagrande
    22 February 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13942
     
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    High Specialization among Female Youth Soccer Players Is Associated with an Increased Likelihood of Serious Injury
    Xiao, Michelle; Lemos, Jacie L.; Hwang, Calvin E.; Sherman, Seth L.; Safran, Marc R.; Abrams, Geoffrey D.
    Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: April 28, 2021
     
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    Early Sports Specialization (ESS) in Mid-Major Collegiate Athletes: Further Analyzing its Impact on Injury and Burnout
    Peter Martin, DO
     
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    SPORT SPECIALIZATION, ATHLETIC IDENTITY, AND COPING STRATEGIES IN YOUNG ATHLETES
    Melissa A. Christino, MD, Ryan P. Coene, MS, Madeline O’Neil, BS, ...
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    SPORTS SPECIALIZED YOUTH ATHLETES EXHIBIT LOWER RISK QUALITY OF MOTION THAN NON-SPECIALIZED ADOLESCENTS
    Madison R. Heath, BS, Joseph Janosky, MS, PT, ATC, Angelo Pegno, BS, ...
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    The Effect of Single Sport Specialization in Youth Sports: A Prospective Cohort Study
    Richard Campbell, Danielle Weekes, Meghan Mattson, ...
    Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine July 30, 2021
     
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    Sport Specialization and Quality of Life among Middle- and High-School Long-Distance Runners of Different Injury Status: A Retrospective Study
    Micah C. Garcia et al
    Journal of Sports Sciences: 27 Jul 2021
     
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    Sport Specialization Behaviors Are Associated With History of Reported Injury in Youth Basketball
    Post, Eric G et al
    Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics: September 2021 - Volume 41 - Issue 8 - p 507-513
     
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    A Framework for Exploring Early Specialization in Sport
    Alexandra Mosher, MA, Kevin Till, PhD, Jessica Fraser-Thomas, PhD, ...
    Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach October 15, 2021
     
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    Age of Early Specialization, Competitive Volume, Injury, and Sleep Habits in Youth Sport: A Preliminary Study of US Youth Basketball
    Peter L. Meisel, MSPH, John P. DiFiori, MD, Jean Côté, PhD, ...
    Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach November 9, 2021
     
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    The Effect of Single Sport Specialization in Youth Sports: A Prospective Cohort Study
    Richard Campbell, Danielle Weekes, Meghan Mattson, ...
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    Youth Sport Specialization Associated with Poorer Lower Extremity Function & Pain as Young Adults
    Madison Dobscha et al
    Phys Sportsmed. 2022 Feb 18
     
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    One-sport high school athletes prone to injury, burnout
    Negative effects can be prevented by encouraging participation in multiple sports

    High school students who focus on one sport are more likely to get injured or suffer from burnout. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests their motivation for specializing in one sport is pure: love of the game and competition.

    Published in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, the study surveyed 975 high school athletes in the U.S. and found more than one in five reported a high level of specialization in one sport. More than 42% reported a small level of specialization.

    “A number of studies have pointed out that if you specialize in one sport, for example you only play baseball or you only play football, you’re doing the same movements over and over again, so there are a lot of issues with repetitive use injuries,” said Dee Warmath, lead author of the study and an assistant professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. “Other studies pointed out that there’s also an association with burnout. You want young adults to be engaged in their sport, and there are a lot of benefits of that. But if all you do year-round is play soccer, there’s a risk you’ll get burned out and possibly leave the sport.

    Experts often recommend limiting sport specialization, particularly among high school athletes. Prior to this study, little was known about the motivations causing high school athletes to specialize. Knowing what motivates your child to want to specialize in a sport can help parents and coaches figure out a playbook on getting the student to diversify.

    “We might need a more balanced approach to dealing with sport specialization when athletes are engaging in it for what are really positive reasons,” said Warmath, who is based in the Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics. “So instead of saying sport specialization is bad and you shouldn’t do it, maybe it’s more about finding ways to compete more effectively and emphasizing how even some professional athletes use other sports to train for their primary sport. This diversity of sports can make you better in your primary sport.”

    The key, Warmath said, is finding ways to communicate to athletes why specialization could have negative consequences and what they can do to avoid them.

    Two types of competitiveness
    The study examined the two characteristics of competitiveness: enjoyment of competition, which one might associate with love of the game or higher levels of good sportsmanship, and competitive contentiousness. Competitively contentious athletes are more likely to be competitive at all aspects of their life, which can manifest in more aggressive and contrarian attitudes.

    We need to recognize that athletes engage in sports specialization for what are really positive reasons: They want to get better at their sport.” —Dee Warmath, College of Family and Consumer Sciences

    The researchers found that athletes who planned to play a sport in college were significantly more likely to have a high level of specialization. Athletes who enjoyed competition were also more likely to specialize.

    The athletes who engaged in a variety of sports were more likely to show characteristics of contrarians, such as challenging or arguing with other people even if that leads to conflict or hurt feelings. More athletic endeavors give them more opportunities to compete.

    “It’s like telling someone that they could have a wreck while driving, so they shouldn’t drive because they won’t have a wreck that way,” Warmath said. “We need to recognize that athletes engage in sports specialization for what are really positive reasons: They want to get better at their sport. They want to compete more effectively.”

    The study was funded in part by a Mind Matters Challenge Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association/U.S. Department of Defense. David R. Bell and Andrew P. Winterstein co-authored the paper.
     
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    Sport Participation and Specialization Characteristics in a Pediatric Sports Medicine Clinic
    Hannah M. Worrall, MPH, Savannah Cooper, MS, Jacob C. Jones, MD, ...
    Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine May 13, 2022
     
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    An Examination of Youth Sport Specialization Patterns and Perceptions Between Developmental Stages and Competitive Contexts
    JS DiSanti, AR Snyder Valier, TC Valovich McLeod
    Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine May 13, 2022
     
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    Enhanced Bone Size, Microarchitecture, and Strength in Female Runners with a History of Playing Multidirectional Sports
    Stuart J Warden, Austin M Sventeckis, Rachel K Surowiec, Robyn K Fuchs
    Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2022 Aug 6
     
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    Prevalence of sport specialisation and association with injury history in youth football
    AnjaZoellner et al
    Physical Therapy in Sport; 29 October 2022
     
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    Youth Sport Specialization and Risk of Injury: A General Review
    Strosser, Stephen EDD
    Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine ():10.1097/JSM.0000000000001157, April 27, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001157
     
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