“The more sports you can play from a younger age, the better” @offtheball @nathanmurf Stuart Lancaster on the ‘specialisation vs generalisation’ argument in underage sport #OTBFuture

1. The more sports you can play from a younger age, the better;
2. They become more rounded;
3. The best players players are the ones who had the broadest experiences in different sports;
4. Playing to space, identifying space in different sports, the more you play the better you get that feel for it;
5. The best decision makers are the ones who played the most sports;
6. U16s international was stopped as only 10% made it to u20s. It creates false hope & impressions on players.
7. You can only identify talent at around 20 years;
8. Rocky Road Study: Athletes who had setbacks, not selected, injuries = better achievements rates, resilience, determination.
9. Full Video bit.ly/2KWwexA

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