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-During early growth stages specialisation is not as important as gaining basic movement skills
-This is a good chance to sample different sports to see which a child will excel at/ be gifted
-Burnout can happen young if not

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From early on specific strengths and weaknesses can be identified.

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Pros:
- Progress quicker within specialised sport.
- You know more people within your sport and can get your name out there from a young age.

Cons:
- Potential burnout
- Don't get to experience as many sports as less time to spend on other things.
- Lacks element of fun
- Risk of injury

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Cons:
- Increased risk of injury
- Burnout
- Being in the same sport for years, not trying other sports.

Pros:
- Allows for key skills to be build on early and quickly
- More experience in the sport
- More opportunity

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Early Specialisation
Pros

Specific to a certain sport

Able to identify specific strengths and weaknesses

Can identify talent

Possibility of reaching a higher level

Cons

Burn out

Drop out

Lack of creativity/fun

Sampling
Pros

Variety of sports

More fun/enjoyment

Develop a variety of skills/motor skills

Cons

Weaknesses not identified

fall behind those who are being specialised in one sport

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Early specialisation is limiting a young individual to reach the top level in one sport while sampling and play are supporting the skill transfer from one sport to another

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Pros of Early Specialisation / Sampling and Play

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Pros of Early Specialisation / Sampling and Play

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Pros of Early Specialisation;

More practice specific to that sport

Can focus on training and recovery for that sport

Get into the higher levels of a sport before competition

Pros of Sampling and Play;

Reduced chance of Burnout

Opportunity to build skills that aren’t focused within a sport (e.g. hand eye coordination in football)

Opportunity to sample different sports (e.g. may be very good at basketball but has spent life swimming and never tried basketball)

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Allows the development of multiple skills instead of just a specific sport.
Explore different interests, allows kids to find what they actually enjoy over parental preference

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Sampling and play can enhance your physical and cognitive skills and attributes for other sports

Not every early specialist will want to contimue their sport later in life

Sample and play might allow you to find the sport you enjoy the most even if you may not perform the best

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Letting the athlete be in control, avoids seeing the sport as a chore.

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- Discover true interest and enjoyment for a sport
- Avoid potential burnout through specialisation and high-intensity demands from a young age
- Meet more individuals across different sports (greater exposure to various influences)
- Stronger motivation developed as element of choice involved
- Risk of falling behind peers due to later specialisation (less practice time)
- More acceptable to leave sport as less investment