RSHS Athletics Mission statement
Rock Springs High School Athletics will provide students the opportunity for social, academic, and athletic growth through multi-sport participation in an effort to prepare them for success in life.
Multi-Sport Participation
Recent articles that support multi-sport participation:
- Sports Specialization is Associated with An Increased Risk of Developing Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescent Female Athletes http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4247342/
- Consequences of Single Sport Specialization in the Pediatric and Adolescent Athlete http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0030589814001941
- http://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Abstract/2015/05000/The_National_Youth_Sports_Health___Safety.5.aspx
- A case of early sports specialization in an adolescent athlete: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4262816/
- https://shar.es/1Iv24i
Athletic organizations that support multi-sport participation or Position Statements Against ESS (Early Sports Specialization):
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- National Athletic Trainers Association
- International Society for Sports Psychology
- World Health Organization
- International Federation of Sports Medicine
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