Youth sport specialisation: the need for an evidence-based definition

Br J Sports Med. 2020 Feb;54(4):196-197. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101256. Epub 2019 Dec 19.

Authors

Neeru Jayanthi¹, Stephanie A Kliethermes², Jean Côté³

Affiliations

¹ Departmens of Orthopaedics and Family Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Sports Medicine Center, Johns Creek, Georgia, USA neerujayanthi@gmail.com.
² Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
³ School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 31857339
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101256

No abstract available

Keywords: adolescent; injury prevention; overtraining and burnout; overuse injury; paediatrics.

Publication types

Editorial
Historical Article

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Physical Conditioning, Human
Research*
Specialization* / history
Youth Sports* / history