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Early specialization By : Nur Firdaus Bt Abd Rahim
Early specialization is :
• Early start age of participation , early involvement in competition ,intensive involvement in early age and early focus on performance improvement
What we believe that early specialization :
Make perfect athletes Easy to win
Skilfully Prepared athletes
High confidence Tactically automated
This is comparison between early specialization and multilateral development
Early specialization Multilateral development Quick performance improvement Slower performance improvement
Best performance achieved at 15-16 years of age because of quick adaption
Best performance at age 18 or older when the athletes reached physiological maturation
High incidence burn out and quitting sport by age 18
Longer athletic career
Increased risk of injury because of forced adaptation and lack of physiological development
Fewer injuries as a result of more progressive loading patterns and overall physiological development
So, in my opinion :
• A young athlete should begin specializing for sport when he/ she is capable of utilizing and optimizing his/ her innate talent , musculature, interest , motivation , inclination and endurance to stay focused and discipline with proper training and coaching.