Interesting article in the @nytimes advocating for kids to play multiple sports versus the current trend of specialization that can start as early as age 6. Personally, my parents never pressured me to just fence and they never pushed me to practice everyday or do things like compete nationally. These things just happened naturally and came from the growth of my own desire and passion. As a result I think Ive never stopped loving fencing. It seems like now, at least in the circles I travel in, that a lot of younger children are getting pushed to practice everyday and drop other sports if they want to get those scholarships and then they end up burning out by college and they just generally dont seem to be enjoying themselves. On the other side, is it a necessity to specialize these days because everyone else is doing it?
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 03:18:55 +0000
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