Youth sports teams have dramatically increased their return to organized play during the past month and at a higher rate than initially expected, according to data from TeamSnap, a team management app used to schedule seasons and events.
Is it safe to play youth sports indoors during COVID-19?
As some states and communities return to youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents are trying to navigate this new experience on their own. Project Play is here to help. While some questions are best answered by public health experts based on local conditions, there are guidelines and best practices that are very useful. We will periodically answer youth sports parents’ questions in this Project Play Parent Mailbag.
What Healthy Sport Index can teach us about returning to youth sports
Can youth and high school football responsibly play this fall?
How should youth sports handle artificial turf and COVID-19?
As some states and communities return to youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents are trying to navigate this new experience on their own. Project Play is here to help. While some questions are best answered by public health experts based on local conditions, there are guidelines and best practices that are very useful.
NFHS director is “very worried” high school sports get cut due to COVID-19
Introduced more than a century ago as a tool of nation-building, high school sports sit at a crossroads. Only 39% of students participate, and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 25, Project Play hosted a conversation with school experts and students about the challenges and opportunities for high school sports.
Press release: Aspen Institute announces national search to reimagine school sports in America
Eight high schools will each win $20,000; project launches June 24 with online event.
Why we’re reimagining school sports in America
Pre-COVID-19, the supply of experiences made available to students was not meeting the demand for them. Offer them a sport experience tailored to their needs and interests, led by a caring coach, and most are in. But only 39% of students play high school sports, according to a 2017 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Rates are lowest in urban (32%), high-poverty (27%), and charter (19%) schools.
That’s why our Sports & Society Program at the Aspen Institute is launching a new phase of Project Play – “Reimagining School Sports in America.” The multiyear initiative consists of a national search to find high schools that are exemplary in providing or connecting the broadest reach of the student population with quality sport experiences.
What should return to play for youth basketball look like?
As some states and communities return to youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents are trying to navigate this new experience on their own. Project Play is here to help. While some questions are best answered by public health experts based on local conditions, there are guidelines and best practices that are very useful.
Survey: 50% of parents fear kids will get sick by returning to sports
Should kids wear masks at youth sports practices and games?
As some states and communities return to youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents are trying to navigate this new experience on their own. Project Play is here to help. While some questions are best answered by public health experts based on local conditions, there are guidelines and best practices that are very useful. We will periodically answer youth sports parents’ questions in this Project Play Parent Mailbag.
For kids with disabilities, sports will return much more cautiously
Player advice for coaches on mental health: “Don’t talk at me, talk to me”
Events of the past few months have brought high anxiety, grief and trauma for kids and families. As we return to play, what actions can we take to ensure that life skills and mental health are central to kids’ sports experiences? What role can adults play in shaping these experiences? Read highlights from Project Play’s webinar.
Will youth sports embrace apps tracking return to play rules?
Why the time is now to coach mental health in youth sports
How sports can help rebuild America
U.S. Soccer advises phased return to play, no youth travel tournaments
Experts: Youth sports need new infrastructure, partnerships
Many kids are pushed out or priced out of the current youth sports system already. What steps need to be taken to avoid a participation drop after COVID-19? Can we create a model where youth sports helps the whole community recover? Read highlights from Project Play’s sixth webinar.
How vulnerable are kids to COVID-19? Youth sports navigate uncertainty
The risk of kids becoming infected with the coronavirus and transmitting it to adults has become a central question in whether to reopen youth sports. Data show children are getting infected at much lower rates than adults. Still, many health experts caution that it’s too soon to declare kids a lower risk.