The article looks at how youth sports are increasingly run like high-stakes, year-round programs, pushing kids into early specialization and heavy schedules. The result is rising burnout—mentally and physically—prompting parents, coaches, and leagues to rethink training loads, rest, and what “development” should actually look like.
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