Specialization in Youth Sports

I have many families asking about young kids "specializing" in one sport.  There is a perception that kids need to master specific skills if they are to continue to compete.  Below is an interesting take on the growing specialization of athletic kids.

"As more and more kids play the same sport year-round from an early age, they are increasingly vulnerable to injury. A report this year by the sports medicine department at Loyola University of Chicago found that "kids are twice as likely to get hurt if they play just one sport as those who play multiple sports."" Link to the complete Daily Herald article