Bone stress injuries, including stress fractures, are overuse injuries that lead to substantial
morbidity in active individuals. These injuries occur when excessive repetitive loads are …

Background Does early specialization facilitate later athletic excellence, or is early
diversification better? This is a longstanding theoretical controversy in sports science and …

Sports specialization is becoming the norm in youth sports for a variety of reasons. When
sports specialization occurs too early, detrimental effects may occur, both physically and …

Context: The assumed risks of early specialization in sport are well known, with several
international consensus statements advising against specialization in early athlete …

Context: Participation in sports during youth is typically beneficial for mental health.
However, it is unclear whether elite sport contexts contribute to greater risk of psychological …

There has been a longstanding debate about the question: What amounts of what types of
youth sport activities optimally facilitate later athletic excellence? This article provides a …

Participation in youth sports can have a positive, lasting impact on a child's general health
and physical well-being. Unfortunately, some youth populations are unable to participate …

A considerable amount of human behavior occurs within the context of sports. In recent
years there have been notable advances in psychological science research applied to …

The relative age effect (RAE) and early sport specialization (ESS) have been of growing
interest in the sports world, especially in ice hockey, because of their potential adverse …

Context: Youth athletes may be at elevated risk for adverse health due to sport
specialization. Sport organizations have developed guidelines for participation during …