TY - JOUR
T1 - COVID-19 and youth sports: Psychological, developmental, and economic impacts
T2 - Psychological, Developmental, and Economic Impacts
AU - Sanderson, James
AU - Brown, Katherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - COVID-19 has dramatically altered and disrupted sport in unprecedented ways, and youth sports is one sector that has been profoundly impacted. In the United States, the youth sports industry generates $19 billion dollars annually, while youth sport tourism is estimated at $9 billion annually. With youth sports at a standstill, the effect on the youth sports infrastructure is significant. The purpose of this scholarly commentary was to discuss the psychological, developmental, and economic fallout from the stoppage of youth sports that has touched millions of participants, their families, and a substantial youth sports structural system. This work also addresses the potential restructuring of youth sport megacomplexes, cascading effects of canceled seasons, likely sponsorship losses, and potential growing socioeconomic divide in participation that could result from the pandemic. Thus, there is still much uncertainty about the future of youth sport participation and subsequent adjustments that may impact established participation and consumption norms.
AB - COVID-19 has dramatically altered and disrupted sport in unprecedented ways, and youth sports is one sector that has been profoundly impacted. In the United States, the youth sports industry generates $19 billion dollars annually, while youth sport tourism is estimated at $9 billion annually. With youth sports at a standstill, the effect on the youth sports infrastructure is significant. The purpose of this scholarly commentary was to discuss the psychological, developmental, and economic fallout from the stoppage of youth sports that has touched millions of participants, their families, and a substantial youth sports structural system. This work also addresses the potential restructuring of youth sport megacomplexes, cascading effects of canceled seasons, likely sponsorship losses, and potential growing socioeconomic divide in participation that could result from the pandemic. Thus, there is still much uncertainty about the future of youth sport participation and subsequent adjustments that may impact established participation and consumption norms.
KW - Children and sports
KW - Family and sport
KW - Parents and sport
KW - Sports and crisis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85091537782&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1123/ijsc.2020-0236
DO - 10.1123/ijsc.2020-0236
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 313
EP - 323
JO - International Journal of Sport Communication
JF - International Journal of Sport Communication
IS - 3
ER -