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0:00In the United States, by some estimates, more than 30% of kids who play organized sports now play one sport to the exclusion of everything else.
0:10One sport year-round, often before they're 10 years old.
0:15A Saturday, a field, or a court somewhere in Miami, watching kids who can't yet do long division being coached like they're trying to make a professional roster.
0:25Parents on the sideline with that specific look.
0:27The, is my kid falling behind look?
0:30And the thing I keep coming back to as a parent and as someone who spent 17 years at the intersection of science and wellness is this.
0:37Every single one of those parents thinks they're doing the right thing.
0:42They're not careless.
0:43They love their kids.
0:44They are making a sacrifice.
0:46The early mornings, the travel teams, the money, the weekends that disappear because they believe it's the path.
0:53Specialize early, get the reps, get ahead.
0:56And I want to tell you today, as carefully and as honestly as I can, what the actual science says about that very belief.
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