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Read these sentences from the text.
There are many reasons why more teens are experiencing overuse injuries, says Dr. Theodore Ganley, sports medicine director at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Instead of playing baseball in the spring and basketball in the fall, young athletes are specializing in one sport. They’re hoping to get college scholarships or go pro, but they’re stressing their bodies in the same way over and over.
What can you conclude based on this information?
There is no safe way to specialize in one sport because this always leads to overuse injuries.
The only way to prevent overuse injuries is by playing baseball in the spring and basketball in the fall.
High school athletes are less likely to get a scholarship if they only play one sport.
Performing the same action repeatedly can cause injuries for athletes.
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