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ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT with Dr. Joe Baker
1:39 - Outlining the benefits and drawbacks of specialization and generalization in sports.
4:28 - To prevent the physical and mental “burn out” of a dedicated athlete, is it beneficial to try spending time playing a similar sport to their main one? (e.g. volleyball and tennis, basketball and soccer).
6:05 - Even at the college level is there a benefit to practicing a “donor” sport in the offseason?
8:43 - While certain physical skills and movements would not be transferable to the main sport from the donor sport, are qualities like mentality and other non-cognitive skills easily…
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