California Parks & Recreation magazine, Winter 2021, Vol. 77, No. 1

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A Balancing Act: What Every Practitioner Should Know About Youth Sport Specialization

Youth sport specialization has become increasingly popular in the United States in recent years (Buckley, et Researchers: Keri Schwab, Megan Bonwell, Brian Greenwood, and Anna Levine. California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

al., 2017). Many young athletes attempt to specialize in a single sport in hopes of obtaining collegiate scholarships or ‘going pro’ in the future. While intense, single sport participation can have benefits, but there can also be negative consequences. The purpose of this study was to understand positive and negative experiences and perceived outcomes of single sport specialization among young adults, several years after ending their intense sport participation.

WINTER 2021 • CALIFORNIA PARKS & RECREATION

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California Parks & Recreation magazine, Winter 2021, Vol. 77, No. 1

Published on Feb 9, 2021

Alisha Herriott

Official magazine of the California Park & Recreation Society 2021 CONNECTION Virtual Conference Highlights The 2021 Conference has gone virtual and with that we have a new format, new sessions, new Expo Hall. Learn about what’s new here. Creating an Inclusive Culture within Your Agency One place to start your agency’s journey into justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, ist to begin with own organization’s culture and how inclusive it is for your staff. Top Covid-19 Strategies for Recreation Centers A number of agencies were interviewed nationwide about their response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. This article reveals how some top-notch agencies carried forward on servicing their communities. Research Review: What Every Practitioner Should Know about Youth Sports Specialization The desire of parents and players to obtain a scholarship or pro contract has brought about the idea of starting their children at a particular sport at an early age and then to specialize only in that sport.

Articles inside

RESEARCH REVIEW: THRU-HIKER AND LAND MANAGER EXPERIENC- ES ON THE PACIFIC COAST TRAIL

48min

pages 36-60

RESEARCH REVIEW: WHAT EVERY PRACTIONER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUTH SPORTS SPECIALIZATION

13min

pages 32-35

CREATING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE WITHIN YOUR AGENCY

8min

pages 22-25

TOP COVID-19 STRATEGIES FOR RECREATION CENTERS

10min

pages 26-31

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