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Student Athletes Who Specialize Early Are Injured More Often, Study Finds

A growing number of pediatric sports medicine groups warn that when a child focuses on a single sport before age 15 or 16, they increase their risk of injury and burnout — and don't boost their overall success in that sport. Hero Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Student Athletes Who Specialize Early Are Injured More Often, Study Finds

High school athletes who tended to focus on one sport were 50 percent more likely to get hurt than those who hadn't specialized. Injuries included ankle sprains, knee tendonitis, and stress fractures.

Student Athletes Who Specialize Early Are Injured More Often, Study Finds

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Tuesday

A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Front Lines Of America's Opioid Epidemic
Seth Herald for NPR

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A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Front Lines Of America's Opioid Epidemic

Charlie Oen was addicted to heroin as a teenager. At 25, he's now clean and a peer counselor in Lima, Ohio, where he tries to help people who started using drugs before he was born.

A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Front Lines Of America's Opioid Epidemic

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Friday

The Long Odds Against Your Athletic Kid Turning Pro
Chris Silas Neal for NPR

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The Long Odds Against Your Athletic Kid Turning Pro

More than a quarter of parents in a recent poll say they hope their teens who play high school sports will become professional athletes. But sky-high parental expectations can have a dark side.

The Long Odds Against Your Athletic Kid Turning Pro

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Thursday

Why We Play Sports: Winning Motivates, But Can Backfire, Too
Lorenzo Gritti for NPR

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Why We Play Sports: Winning Motivates, But Can Backfire, Too

How we view winning and losing may help shape whether we play sports as adults, some psychologists say. In NPR's recent poll, 56 percent of adults who play sports say winning is important to them.

Why We Play Sports: Winning Motivates, But Can Backfire, Too

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