Specialization or multiple sports? The debate rages on about which way is best to develop a high school athlete into the best talent possible and increase his or her chances to reach the pros.
One Twitter user had an interesting point that gives a nod toward the latter being a useful tool for young athletes. Brian Spilbeler, whose LinkedIn shows him as the COO of Tracking Football, pointed out that every quarterback who started in the NFL Divisional Round last week was a multi-sport athlete in high school.
In fact, several of the quarterbacks played three sports. Ryan Tannehill competed in five.
The 8 starting NFL quarterbacks from this weekend played 24 sports combined in high school.
Matt Stafford
Tom Brady
Josh Allen
Patrick Mahomes
Jimmy Garoppolo
Aaron Rogers
Joe Burrow
Ryan Tannehill— Brian Spilbeler (@CoachSpil) January 24, 2022
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