There has been much talk about athletes who play multiple sports. Some say it helps, others believe in specializing. Everyone has an opinion, it’s all subjective. Because you can find many athletes who have performed well at two or more sports but you could also find athletes that have done well concentrating on one sport. Every year you see graphics/stats about NFL draftees and how many of them played multiple sports in high school. There is evidence to validate the multiple sport path, but there is also facts on supporting specializing.
I believe at a certain age one must start to concentrate on a single sport. Maybe the 11th or 12th grade? Especially if they want to play at the collegiate level. When an athlete is young, try as many sports as you can and see which one you like the most and if you have a future in it.
I do know one thing, regardless of what path the athlete takes, there’s going to have to be sacrifice and a lot of hard work.
Euro-basket final Sunday afternoon; France vs Spain. I love international basketball. It wasn’t always like that for me but I have learned to appreciate how they play the game.
Speaking of international players, the four best players in the NBA are non-American:
1-Giannis, 2-Luka Doncic, 3-Nikola Jokic and 4-Joel Embiid.
Happy birthday Phil Jackson.
Have a positive day…
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