Abby Wambach

- Played soccer and basketball in high school

Morgan Brian

- Played soccer and basketball in high school.

Amy Rodriguez

- Played Soccer, swam, played softball and ran track.

Lauren Holiday

- Played soccer, ran track, played basketball and baseball.

Whitney Engen

- Played soccer, gymnastics, tennis, baseball, softball, swimming and volleyball (Rogers 2015).

US Women's National Soccer Team Multi-Sport Athletes

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A survey done in 2014 found that out of 128 NFL quarterbacks surveyed, 122- 95%- played at least two sports in high school and 70% played three or more sports in high school (Seifert 2015).
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There are many negatives about participating in a single sport year-round. These negatives include increased levels of overuse injuries and high levels of athlete burnout. Both lead to athletes walking away from sports at an early age (Dyer 2015).
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Sports specialization is the idea that focusing and playing one sport year-round, exclusively, will give athletes a competitive advantage over their competition (Hong 2014).

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The Disadvantages of Sports Specialization and the Advantages of Sports Diversification

US Women's National Soccer Team Multi-Sport Athletes

Does Playing Multiple Sports Help?

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What is Sports Specialization?

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