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Sport specialization in young athletes

L Taylor Parker1, Michele LaBotz

  • 1L. Taylor Parker is a medical student at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Michele LaBotz practices sports medicine in southern Maine. She was previously a team physician and associate director of the sports medicine fellowship at the University of Hawaii. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

JAAPA : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
|December 28, 2019
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Early sport specialization poses risks to young athletes, potentially causing physical and mental harm without improving sport-specific skills. This review guides clinicians on counseling families about developmentally appropriate athletic development.

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