Evolving has become the name of the game during the coronavirus pandemic. Strategies that once seemed like the only way to accomplish a goal now may look obsolete. Project Play highlights three examples.
Will youth sports “tournacations” and megacomplexes survive COVID-19?
Leaders say transparency is vital for youth sports refunds
How should youth sports providers manage an unprecedented crisis? On April 15, the latest Aspen Institute’s Project Play hosted our second webinar to help youth and school sports stakeholders navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead.
What kids need now without sports
Project Play’s No. 1 strategy to get more kids involved in sports has always been Ask Kids What They Want. We spoke with seven youth athletes so adults can hear kids’ voices, in their own words, at a time when listening is more important than ever.
How youth sports in South Korea returned faster than in U.S.
Youth sports organizations propose $8.5 billion COVID-19 federal relief fund
We’re losing too many irreplaceable youth sports coaches to COVID-19
Survey: Sports parents now spend more money on girls than boys
Why parks and rec departments have a ‘unique opportunity’ to reclaim youth sports
Líderes predicen regreso a deporte infantil en verano, y hambrientos por nuevos modelos de actividad física
Leaders predict summer return for youth sports, appetite for new models
Eventually, sports will return. What might the future hold? On April 1, the Aspen Institute’s Project Play hosted our first webinar to help youth and school sports stakeholders navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Virtual training of youth athletes explodes during COVID-19 shutdown
‘Invisible voice’: What happens to low-income youth without sports?
How the stimulus bill could help youth sports
Injury treatments are suspended due to public health needs
High school state associations prepare for significant financial losses
Press release: Aspen Institute creates informational resource for youth sports stakeholders during COVID-19 outbreak
Project Play calls for sports organizers, coaches, parents and youth to share what they are doing or seeing in their communities during the outbreak.
What themes are emerging in communities?
Press release: Unique Aspen Institute tool to help children find the right sport this spring season
The Healthy Sport Index provides data-driven analysis for parents on health benefits and risks for baseball, softball, track and field, tennis, lacrosse, soccer and more.
Survey: African-American youth more often play sports to chase college, pro dreams
This article shares new insights on the sports experience for youth across racial subgroups, based on a national survey of sports parents by the Aspen Institute’s Project Play initiative and Utah State University’s Families in Sport Lab. The data show sharp differences in access, and in pressures experienced by young athletes.