Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
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To determine the relationship between sport specialization and previous injury in elite male youth soccer players. ⋯ In this national sample of elite, male youth soccer players, after accounting for age and weekly training volume, specialized athletes had decreased odds of reporting any previous injury and similar odds of reporting a previous LE overuse injury as nonspecialized athletes. These data suggest the need for further research to determine whether injury risk related to sports specialization depends on sex, chosen sport, and skill/competitive level.