Abstract

Early specialization has been a term used in the athletic world for youth who choose to focus significant time and effort into one sport at any early age usually before puberty However in 2017 it should be noted that early specialization may also apply to academics In the last couple weeks I have visited a daycare with a friend who is 14 weeks pregnant as well as taken my nephews to tutoring they are 5 and 7 and go their times per week Data in sports suggest that early specialization can lead to increased injury and burn out what could the impacts of early specialization in academics mean