Table 3.
Responses to the Specialization Questionnaire Items by Level of Specialization, % (Frequency)
| Item |
Level of Specialization |
||
| Low (n = 19) |
Moderate (n = 66) |
High (n = 46) |
|
| Trains more than 75% of time in primary sport | 31.6 (6) | 95.5 (63) | 93.5 (43) |
| Trains to improve skill and misses time with friends | 26.3 (5) | 50 (33) | 50 (23) |
| Quit another sport to focus on 1 sporta | 0 (0) | 1 (1.5) | 100 (46) |
| Considers primary sport more important than other sportsa | 0 (0) | 98.5 (65) | 100 (46) |
| Regularly travels out of state for primary sport | 5.3 (1) | 51.5 (34) | 45.7 (21) |
| Trains >8 mo/y in primary sporta | 63.2 (12) | 100 (66) | 100 (46) |
a
Denotes questions used to calculate specialization level.