It is simple. The best athletes are always the multi-sport athletes. When children and youth build this foundational athletic approach, they have a high ceiling for success in any sport they choose later in their youth when it is time to specialize. Take it from the experts, they all encourage a multi-sport approach in youth sports over sport specialization. Check out the links below, all the articles gear towards a multi-sport approach. At ELEVATE, we endorse this approach and support multi-sport athletes by providing not overtraining, but providing the necessary quantity (not too much too soon), but ensure high level quality in all our programming.
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ARTICLE #1: The Multi-Sport Athlete: Why the Majority of Elite Athletes Make it to the Top of Their Sport