Reply to "John Smoltz's HOF speech on specialization"

PGStaff10,000+ posts

Just curious, are there a lot of 9 year old kids specializing in one sport? I understand it is more common among high school age kids, just didn't realize specialization was that common among 9 year olds or even those under 14.

Once again, among the three major sports (football, basketball, baseball) I think basketball has the most year around specialization. In fact, summer basketball is sometimes made mandatory by some high school coaches. It's also prime time for college recruiting.

8/2/152:53 PM

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