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Message: [QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 3054184"] ‘Dangerous’ is relative. I’ve been seeing references to an increased injury risk of about 20-40% for specialized athletes. Sounds like a big increase but I think the standard injury risk/rate is pretty low. Let’s say it’s 5% (I assume this is on the high end). That would increase the risk from 5% to 7%. Not an insignificant change, but not a drastic change either. Most kids who play sports won’t get a significant injury. That seems to be true for specialization and non-specialization. It’s like the football concussion issue. Most football players won’t have even minor brain damage, but some will. Is ‘some’ enough to keep kids away? Depends who ya ask, I suppose. [/QUOTE]