Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Youth Sports: A Position Sta... : Clinical Journal of Sport
Medicine Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Youth Sports: A Position Statement from the …

Context: There is increased growth in sports participation across the globe. Sports
specialization patterns, which include year-round training, participation on multiple teams of …

Background: Early sport specialization is not a requirement for success at the highest levels
of competition and is believed to be unhealthy physically and mentally for young athletes. It …

OBJECTIVE: To complete a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to
determine if sport specialization is associated with overuse musculoskeletal injuries. DATA …

Context: Sports specialization is intense training in 1 sport while excluding others. Sports
specialization in early to middle childhood has become increasingly common. While most …

Background: Data are lacking regarding the independent risk of injury related to intense
single-sport training or growth rate in young athletes. Purpose: To determine whether sports …

Context: Most available data on athletic development training models focus on adult or
professional athletes, where increasing workload capacity and performance is a primary …

Sport specialization is a training method now commonly used by young athletes who hope
to achieve elite-level success. This may be defined as (1) choosing a main sport,(2) quitting …

Objectives: Current trends among young athletes towards earlier specialization age and
year-round training on multiple teams has raised concern for increased injury risk. Our …

Within the United States, close to 45 million youths between the ages of 6 and 18 participate
in some form of organized sports. While recent reviews have shown the positive effects of …