Debunking early single sport specialisation and reshaping the youth sport experience: an NBA perspective
Br J Sports Med
.
2017 Feb;51(3):142-143.
doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097170.
Authors
John P DiFiori
1
2
,
Joel S Brenner
3
,
Dawn Comstock
4
,
Jean Côté
5
,
Arne Güllich
6
,
Brian Hainline
7
,
Robert Malina
8
Affiliations
1
National Basketball Association, New York, New York, USA.
2
Division of Sports Medicine and Non-Operative Orthopaedics, University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, California, USA.
3
Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
4
Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
5
Queens University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
6
Department of Sports Science, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
7
NCAA, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
8
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA.
PMID:
29475835
DOI:
10.1136/bjsports-2016-097170
No abstract available
Keywords:
Basketball; Injury prevention; Overtraining and burnout; Sporting injuries; Young.
Publication types
Editorial
MeSH terms
Achievement*
Adolescent
Athletic Performance*
Basketball
Child
Humans
Organizations
Youth Sports*