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By Taylor Padington (From the Archive)<\/em><\/p>\n

Why is it that swimmers think that swimming is the only sport they can do? I have heard this phrase time and time again: putting a swimmer on land is like taking a fish out of the water. However, as I took a poll of the Boise State swim team, I found that all 20 girls played at least one other sport growing up and out of the entire team, 75 percent were involved in three or more sports.<\/p>\n

In fact, it was through the playing of multiple sports that many of us found our love for swimming. So here is the fundamental question that must be asked: why is it important to be put in multiple sports, and not just swimming, at a young age?<\/p>\n

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One of the first reasons that young children should be involved in multiple sports is to promote a longer sports career. Children who choose to specialize in a sport at a very young age are at a high risk of burnout. Burnout can take the fun out of the sport and can result in talented children quitting the sport early in their careers.<\/p>\n

Parents should also give their children a CHOICE to specialize. Choice is extremely important because it helps the child take ownership. When I was younger, I was put in five or more sports and only started swimming because my parents loved to go to the lake. By being able to choose when I wanted to become more competitive in swimming, I was more intrinsically motivated and willing to put in the time and effort into achieving my goals. I know many other athletes who felt forced into the sport, which resulted in them dropping out or suffering through something they did not enjoy. By allowing a child to choose to swim, they will love swimming on their own terms and gain a sense of responsibility.<\/p>\n

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Swimming is a very repetitive sport. We work our muscles in the same way for hours on end as early as five years old. Allowing children to participate in multiple sports before specializing in swimming helps prevent injury through the overuse of such muscles commonly used in swimming.<\/p>\n

Other\u00a0sports can also help children develop coordination, balance, and motor skills that they would not acquire from being involved in just one sport. There are other directly transferable physical applications as well.<\/p>\n

Boise State swimmer, Emily Mathis<\/strong> found that \u201cballet helped with flexibility which translated to breaststroke,\u201d and Sam Wicks<\/strong> claimed that, \u201cballet helped with fluid movement.\u201d Another Boise State Swimmer, Felicity Cann<\/strong>, pointed out that \u201cparticipating in track helped with reaction times and speed in swimming.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a certain point in most young adolescent lives, they will need to decide if they want to specialize in swimming. However, by allowing children to be exposed to multiple sports they will be able to see which one fits best. Just like my fellow teammate, Laura Williams<\/strong> stated, \u201cI attempted track and tennis, which helped my realize that land sports weren\u2019t for me!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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