Retirement Age In Professional Sports

The average retirement age in a professional sport is thirty-three years old, according to The Voice of America. This is a young age to retire, especially since the regular age to retire is sixty-five. If people retire so young than they must start a sport young in order to play it. If they start playing in a professional sport after college than they could be behind on all the training. Being behind on their training can cause them to be bad at that sport, and therefore won’t make much money. Athletes shouldn’t have to wait until after high school to play in a professional sport.

Athletes have to be young in order to play in a sport. In many sports, such as tennis, the minimum age is 14. The reason why the age limit is as young as 14, is because there are many amazing sport players that started at such a young age. These talented young athletes shouldn’t have to wait until after high school to become professional. Also, a diver named Marjorie Gestring, was the youngest person ever to win a gold medal

For example, most tennis players retire before the age of 30, according to Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Tennis isn’t the only sport that retires young. Professional gymnasts usually retire at the age of 19 or 20 years old. If the retirement age is so low, then athletes should start their career early. They should start their career early in order to have a longer career and get more money. That is why young athletes should be able to join a sport before or during high school. Additionally, gymnasts have to be flexible in order to be good at their sport. According to MIT, younger people are more flexible because their joints are healthier. If you have healthy joints that means you are more flexible. Basically, younger athletes tend to be more better at gymnastics than older athletes. Since some athletes are better when they are young, then they should start playing professionally as young as they