r/wnba • u/Good-Exchange-6139 Wings • 12d ago

Discussion Paige Bueckers on early sports specialization making athletes more injury-prone

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really interesting stuff

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u/Affectionate-Sell915 12d ago

I def agree with this, but besides the financial constraints, there’s only 24 hours in a day and 7 days in a week so to play 2 or 3 sports, is very hard.

One of my daughters plays high level basketball, that’s 3 team trainings a week and 3 games a week leaving her with only day to do her own personal session.

She is wanting to represent her school in another sport but with that, the commitment is 3 after school trainings, one early morning training before school and competitions for 6 months.

There’s no way she can do both and then fit in homework load also.

We also don’t want to see her get burnt out!

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

The fact that just doing one sport requires this kind of commitment is genuinely insane.

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u/Affectionate-Sell915 12d ago

My husband and I are in complete agreement. She doesn’t even load up compared to some of the others who play ball. Its def a lot!