We love when articles like this are posted on StopSportsInjuries.org discussing student athletes and year round specialization in one single sports. While the idea behind this thought is that it best specializes the young athlete for optimal sport performance, it does not protect them against sports specific injuries very well and may even push them into a sports specific overuse injury in some cases. We urge all parents to read this fantastic article by Kate Carr from Safe Kids Worldwide published at Stop Sports Injuries!