SmartTeams Talk Short: Don't Drink Kool-Aid On Perceived Benefits Of Early Sport Specialization, Warns Jayanthi

Neeru Jayanthi, M.D., Associate Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedics and Family Medicine at Emory University , says research shows that there is only one sport, gymnastics, in which early intensive training/specialization before the age of 12 is necessary for success at the elite level.