THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 2011
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Multi-sport athletes are dying breed
If you're not a teenage girl and you went to a movie this weekend, chances are you went to see the new Muppets movie.
Now I was not one of those fortunate enough to make it to the theaters this weekend, but of all the movies currently out right now, "The Muppets" tops my list. I want to see the film not only because it harends back memories of my youth, watching VHS tapes of the Muppets, but because Jason Segel — who stars in the movie and was the driving force behind its production — reminds me of the great multi-sport athletes of past generations.
Segel, who achieved fame for his roles in comedies such as "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," is a talented musician as well.
But while celebrities who can sing and act, such as Justin Timberlake and Matthew Broderick, still thrive in show business, multi-sport athletes are dying bread.
Part of the problem is how long sports seasons last. Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in February, while the
basketball season stretches from October till late June.
Colleges are even limiting the options multi-sport athletes have. Russell Wilson left N.C. State after his coach demoted him to second string because he wanted to continue to play baseball as well as football.
Now he's taken Wisconsin to the Big Ten title game, while N.C. State finished their season with a 7-5 record.
Another problem is forced specialization. Kids are being told that if they want
to make it to the next level, they need to choose one sport at a young age and stick to it year-round, instead of taking time off and playing other sports.
Too much time at one sport can burn kids out and prevent them from developing other skills that could come to help them out later.
Owners are leery of allowing their stars to play other sports as well. Back in the day, Al Davis and Bo Jackson had an agreement that he would only play football after the baseball season ended. Deon Sanders had an agreement where he returned to football for training camp, but from 1992 on, he was allowed to return to the Braves for the post-season.
Nowadays, with the amount of money the owners invest in players, this would never be allowed. An all-star running back is already an injury risk enough just playing his own sport, let alone having to worry about injuries diving to make a play on the baseball field.
Unfortunately, these impediments id us of the joy of watching natural all-around
athletes excel professionally in two sports. Instead, it leaves us wondering, what would've happened had Bubba Starling chosen football instead?
Edited by Laura Nightengale
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