Sport specialization in children

romp long suit in small fryrenYouth run around metierAbstractChildren should be encouraged to embark in a lot of different physical activities to develop a wide range of skills. Safety is an important factor of why mutation specialness is such a big research topic. This paper volition look at the research to de bourneine at what age is the most beneficial for a youth jock to specialize in one dramatic play. The term pastime specialization is defined as intense year round training in a hotshot sport with the exclusion of otherwise sports at a very schoolboyish age. The myth of the only way to master a skill is 10,000 hours of practice testament be looked at and what affects that might produce on child as opposed to a more mature athlete.Keywords caper specialization, year-round training, burnout.Youth sport participation proves a rewarding experience for young athletes in which they can develop psychological, social, and physical benefits. It can also for some athle tes serve as an hazard to cultivate athletic talent similarly to school cultivating noticeledge. The problem is that athletic talent development and the process how that occurs is misunders besidesd and it often results in unsuitable practices. Sport specialization is one way that young athletic talent can be abused.Sport specialization has been going on for years. With the new technology and advances in the medical field new research has been going on to determine what is the appropriate age group a per intelligence should start specializing in their specialized sport to one day achieve a professional contract. Sport scientists have reported that there atomic number 18 critical periods in the life of a young athlete in which the effects of training can be maximized (Leite Sampaio, 2012). Over the last twenty years the practice of specializing in one sport on a year-round basis has increased. In a survey of 152 high schools athletic directors over 70 percent of them felt that sport specialization was on the rise (Hill Simons, 1989). Some of the important factors contributing the increase in sport specialization included pressure from coaches, athletes want to participate in championships, an emphasis on specialization in the area the athlete lived, the high expectations of parents, and encouragement from college recruiters. The exact number of young athletes specializing today is not exactly known even though research shows that it is on the rise. Concerns over specialization include that athletic performance cannot be narrowed down to a particular(prenominal) age in childhood and correlate directly to performance at a later age. According to Weirsma, 98% of athletes who specialize will never fall in the highest levels of the sport (2000). From the perspective of sociology early specialization can isolate the young athlete from friends and hinder normal identity development. Early specialization is also design to be related to an increase in burnou t or withdrawal from sport as a result of prolonged stress.One of the theories grabbed by pro specialization people is Ericssons 10,000 hours of deliberate practice (1996). The most important question is what age should young athletes specialize in a specific sport? Researchers and professionals are concerned that specialization is happening at too young of an age. Preliminary evidence shows that early specialization has little advantages, but it may also have negative psychological, social, and physical effects on young kids. The American Academy of Pediatrics (2000) ask for caution when it comes to early specialization. They also stress the importance of providing young athletes and coaches recommendations and knowledge to help them with avoiding the negative effects of early specialization.One of the key terms used in sport specialization is year-round training. This term is used for young athletes who are involved in A.A.U. or club sports that operate outside of a students schoo l team sports. This is seen in basketball, volleyball, and soccer. Swimming and gymnastics are the outliers when it comes to sports. Gymnastics is proven that a child at a younger age is more flexible and can train train their bodies to participate in the sport at high level at a young age. Most athletes who dedicate their young lives to gymnastics will stop when they hit puberty referable to their body not being able to keep the flexibility they had when they were younger or they become burnout on the sport. some other key term used is burnout. Burnout occurs when the athlete either becomes bored with the sport or the outside stress put on the athlete by parents and coaches becomes too much for the athlete to handle and they drop out of the sport.For the future this topic of sport specialization will become evident with the students and athletes that I will be over as an athletic director. In high school I will see students either not wanting to participate in sports due to thei r previous experience in sports or I will have students with constant injuries due to their specialization in a specific sport. It is important to continually be looking at research so that I can hopefully educate my parents that I will be in contact with periodical as well as the coaches that I will be conversing with directly. It is vital that my parents understand the potential issues and problems sport specialization can have on their son or daughter. It is also going to require discretion when I have these conversations with adults. There needs to be understand that the parents have sacrificed a lot of money, time, and miles so that their child can succeed in sports. Some parents may be open to hearing the research on the topic and others may be unfounded with even the suggestion that what they are choosing to do with their child is wrong. One idea is to post the research found on the schools website along with other major issues seen in schools and sports across the United S tates. This will allow the parents the option to understand themselves what the research is saying about specific topics such as sport specialization and it can help them make decisions according to what they interpret from the research. It would be ideal to internship with a local middle school and high school athletic director to see what their day to day life is like during the school year and summer. This experience will help with the understanding of dealings with other schools, computer programing of games and referees, dealings with athletes, coaches, and parents directly, as well as what it takes to be in a highly touted position. It would also be interesting to ask questions of people in the athletic director position on tough decisions they have had to make and why they chose one decision over the other. I foresee the internship as a priceless experience that can answer a lot of questions as well as show the ins and outs of what it takes to be an athletic director in the area.In result sport specialization is important for any athlete to become elite. As the research points out the hard part is pinpointing the age at which a child should specialize. The whole issue with specialization is raised because of safety. The most important goal of any coach, parent, or athletic director is safety. 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