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Gregory Walker

Pediatric primary care sports medicine physician at Children's Hospital Colorado's Orthopedics Institute and assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

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PODCASTS

Sep 17, 2026

The OJSM Hot Corner

The OJSM Hot Corner

"Association of Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Sport Specialization Using the Wisconsin Sport Specialization Questionnaire Among Adolescent Athletes" with Authors Dr. Rachel Meyers, PT, DPT & Dr. Gregory Walker, MD

Sep 17 · 21m

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How have you seen this shift evolved over time? I think that we

Gregory WalkerGUEST

5:01

have seen the development of youth leagues start earlier and earlier.

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5:06

I grew up playing and coaching tennis, and there was a time where most tournaments only had 12 and under category.

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5:16

Now we have 10 and under categories.

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5:21

You look at professional athletes, the age of specialization from a current professional athlete is 14.7 years.

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And you look at current high school athletes and the specialization age is 12.7 years.

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5:34

And so we've seen this huge shift towards...

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Rachel MyersGUEST

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You can go, Greg.