Massachusetts Lawmakers Considering Youth Sports Regulation
By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer
On October 12, 2023, Massachusetts legislators comprising the Joint Committee on Economic Development and & Emerging Technologies and the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held an Informational Hearing on the State of Youth Sports. The hearing included testimony from twelve experts in youth sports and sports medicine on “the risks of early sport specialization,” “overtraining,” “the physical and mental health impacts of acces