Is It Healthier to Play More Than One Sport?
Posted on by Tara Hackney, PT, DPT, OCS, KTTP
There is an estimated 30-45 million school aged kids playing organized sports each year.5 Lately, there has also been a trend of young athletes training for sports at earlier ages and specializing in one sport with a goal of elite status.4 But is it healthier to play more than one sport?