The Truth About Sport Specialization And Injury Risk In Youth Soccer | Ep. 134

About this episode

Dr. Drew Watson discusses injury risks associated with sport specialization in female youth soccer athletes based on his research.

Let us know the topics of interest to you! Breaking the Line welcomes ECNL Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Drew Watson to the podcast for Episode 134 to discuss his latest research from the ECNL Center for Athlete Health and Performance. Watson sits down with ECNL President Christian Lavers and ECNL Vice President Doug Bracken to discuss the injury risk with sport specialization in female youth soccer athletes. Through a two-year study within an ECNL Club, Watson did not find any statistica...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Drew Watson

Topics covered

• sport specialization
• injury risk
• youth soccer
• female athletes
• research

Keywords

• sport specialization
• injury risk
• youth soccer
• female athletes
• ECNL
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ECNL, ECNL Center for Athlete Health and Performance

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