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Trade in/trade up event held in Roanoke to help kids gear up for the upcoming sports season
Read full article: Trade in/trade up event held in Roanoke to help kids gear up for the upcoming sports seasonKids had an opportunity to trade in or trade up their gently new cleats for a new pair on Saturday.
All the questions we are asking ourselves as return of youth sports takes shape
Read full article: All the questions we are asking ourselves as return of youth sports takes shapeWith more states lifting stay-at-home orders and loosening restrictions, it could lead to the return of youth sports sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic. While organizations in just about every state are formulating plans to return, some states have already set in motion dates for a return to action. The Ohio Department of Health said youth leagues for non-contact and limited-contact sports were able to start May 26, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said youth sports and camps could start back up May 31, with games likely starting in mid-June, while Florida Gov. For more serious and expensive travel sports, this might be about the time organizations start seasons and playing prominent tournaments, but the clock is ticking.
Forget pro, college sports: Why the absence of youth sports might have biggest impact of all
Read full article: Forget pro, college sports: Why the absence of youth sports might have biggest impact of allLittle League International, which announced the move, also canceled regional tournaments but said the events would return in 2021. By contrast, the NFL, the worldโs most affluent professional sports league, generated roughly $16 billion in 2018, according to USA Today. Major League Baseball generated $10.7 billion in 2019 and the NBA nearly $8 billion in 2018, according to Forbes, so youth sports generated more money than those leagues combined. The owner of Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy in suburban Detroit, an organization thatโs home to 150 youth volleyball teams and has produced numerous Division I college volleyball players over the years, Sack had been, as usual, making preparations for the clubโs signature event. โYou go from ramping up to this.โCancellations of such big youth sports events have a serious trickle-down effect, too.