


What makes a champion? Let children try everything
If you wanted your child to become a top athlete as an adult, what’s the best path? The research shows it’s multisport.

The role multisport plays in raising a happy, healthy child athlete
By playing multiple sports, the idea is that kids will experience fewer overuse injuries, less burnout, and less dropout from activity.

More sports experts come out against single-sport specialization
Evidence continues to support the multisport approach to athletics

Campaign uses humour to put an end to early specialization
Support for parents … and their kids

What to do when a case of Parent Peer Pressure strikes
Learn how to separate the signal from the noise

Why I’ll be taking my son to the Alberta Cup this year
Entertaining, inspirational, and a glimpse at the next level

Top 5 posts of 2015: What you were reading about last year
Creativity, respect, and fun topped the list

How is my 8-year-old son too old to learn how to play baseball?
The child, and adult, perils of early specialization

World Cup winning U.S. soccer women are multi-sport athletes
Soccer star Abby Wambach played elite basketball in high school

Video shows what happens when “play” becomes “practice”
Kids pay a high cost for early specialization

Specialization: What does it really mean?
Repetition of one activity to the exclusion of all others is rarely wise

Single-sport specialization? Pro coach says no, no, no
Better to develop a broad range of skills early on

Kids who specialize too early often get the short end of the hockey stick
Best way to ensure success is participation in multiple sports

How playing multiple sports is good for your kids
Kids should participate in many different sports and physical activities

Why specializing early in one sport is a bad idea
Diversification is more important during a child’s first decade