Risks of early sport specialization outweigh benefits

PARK CITY, Utah — Due to the physical and psychological risks associated with early sport specialization, a presenter at the International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress said not all young athletes should specialize in a sport early.“The key for sports for kids is that we want to make sure we are encouraging healthy activity across a lifespan,” Jordan D. Metzl, MD, from

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