Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Youth Club Athletes Toward Sport Specialization and Sport Participation

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Brooks, M. Alison [1 ]
Post, Eric G. [2 ,3 ]
Trigsted, Stephanie M. [4 ]
Schaefer, Daniel A. [2 ,3 ]
Wichman, Daniel M. [3 ]
Watson, Andrew M. [1 ]
McGuine, Timothy A. [1 ]
Bell, David R. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
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[1] Univ Wisconsin Madison, Dept Orthoped & Rehabil, Madison, WI USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin Madison, Dept Kinesiol, Madison, WI USA
[3] Univ Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Injury Sport Lab, Madison, WI USA
[4] High Point Univ, Dept Athlet Training, High Point, NC USA
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youth sports; sport specialization; club sports; injury; PITCH COUNT RECOMMENDATIONS; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; BASEBALL COACHES; INJURY; RISK; ADOLESCENTS; ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; CHILDREN; BEHAVIOR;
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10.1177/2325967118769836
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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Background: There are a variety of proposed motivations for sport specialization, such as improving sport skills to an elite level, making all-star or travel teams, or receiving a scholarship or professional contract. However, there has not been a quantitative examination of the attitudes and beliefs that may be contributing to the trend of sport specialization and year-round sport participation. Purpose: The primary aim was to describe the attitudes and beliefs of youth club sport athletes regarding sport specialization and sport participation. A secondary objective was to investigate whether an association exists between the level of sport specialization and the belief in receiving a college scholarship. Study Design: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: A total of 974 youth athletes (578 female; mean age, 14.2 1.6 years) completed an anonymous questionnaire that focused on attitudes and beliefs toward sport specialization and sport participation. Questions were developed utilizing the feedback of a panel of content area experts and the University of Wisconsin Survey Center. Data were summarized using frequencies, proportions (%), and means SDs. Results: Fewer than half of all athletes (45.8%) believed that specialization increased their chances of getting injured either quite a bit or a great deal. However, 91% of athletes believed that specialization increased their chances of getting better at their sport either quite a bit or a great deal. Similarly, the majority of athletes believed that specialization increased their chances of making their high school team (80.9%) or a college team (66.9%) either quite a bit or a great deal. Overall, 15.7% of athletes believed that they were either very or extremely likely to receive a college scholarship based on athletic performance. Highly specialized athletes were nearly twice as likely to have a high belief in receiving a college scholarship compared with low-specialization athletes (20.2% vs 10.2%, respectively; (2) = 18.8; P = .001). Conclusion: Most youth athletes in this study believe that specialization increases their sport performance and ability to make not only a college team but also their high school team. Highly specialized athletes were more likely to believe that they will receive a college scholarship.
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