Is youth sports return too risky? Panelists weigh challenges, opportunities

June 12, 2020

Briar Napier

No one has the perfect answer for how sports should return.

The COVID-19 pandemic is unlike any event in modern history. Not since World War II have organized sports worldwide  been halted at this magnitude due to external factors.

The safety and health concerns associated with that return, along with the impact on social issues connected to youth sports, were two focuses of  "COVID-19 & The Future of Youth Sport," a panel discussion hosted virtually by Arizona State's Global Sports Institute on Friday.