It is becoming more common to see athletes at a younger age focus on a specific sport for a large portion of the year with the hope of increasing their success in that sport. There are several things to consider in early sports specialization and in this episode of the Healthy YOU Podcast, our host Frankye Myers, is joined by John LaRue, Director of Sports Physical Therapy and Performance at Riverside, who talks about the potential benefits and concerns around early sport specialization and why sport diversification is so important for kids’ development.