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When parents limit their budding athletes to just one sport, overuse injuries abound

Is specialization helping or hurting our young athletes? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. It was answered on September 2nd, 2016. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

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Answer by Keck Medicine of USC, 500+ internationally renowned doctors at a leading academic medical center, on Quora:

You want your children to focus on one specific sport so they can be a star player.