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COMBATTING “THE ONE-SPORT RULE”
Is limiting a student-athlete to participating in only one high school sport a good thing? Amherst State Representative Joe Miller doesn’t think so, and he has introduced a bill in the Ohio legislature which would stop coaches from implementing what has been termed “the one sport rule.” In this Dialogues interview, you’ll hear Representative Miller’s argument that limiting a student to participation in only one sport, or one extra-curricular activity (which may include art, music or any number of other possibilities), may not be healthy for any student. Is it perhaps a benefit only to the coach that implements it?