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Originally Posted by tbob
Sadly the 3 sport athletes are only a memory as kids want to specialize in one sport.  |
Totally agree, it is sad. I was a 3 sport athlete most of my life. It could get tiring, but each sport seemed to compliment the next. This is probably oversimplified, but how I remember it..
baseball developed the hand eye coordination, arm strength and good hands,
basketball helped with body control, lateral quickness and balance, and also hands,
football really made you explosive in bursts (I also developed whatever leaping ability I ever had doing football drills) and stronger. Football also seemed by far the most important from a team and character building standpoint. Bums me out to think most kids today miss out on that variety now. Just think of guys like Bo Jackson, Brian Jordon, Danny Ainge, Jackie Jensen, Dave Winfield, and of course Jackie Robinson, who all achieved so much as multi sport stars.