The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant impact on the sports industry, from professional sports leagues to youth sports participation. Even when coronavirus restrictions were lifted, there were differing plans among parents for allowing their children to resume participating in sports. During a September 2020 survey among parents in the United States, 50.2 percent of respondents said they would allow their child to resume sports participation at the same level as before the pandemic, while 11.4 percent were still undecided.
Planned participation in youth sports after coronavirus restrictions are lifted in the United States as of September 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Resume participation at the same amount/level as before
50.2%
Resume participation at a lower amount/level as before
25.1%
Resume participation at a higher amount/level as before
10.6%
I don't want my child participating in this sport anymore
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The Aspen Institute. (October 6, 2020). Planned participation in youth sports after coronavirus restrictions are lifted in the United States as of September 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233326/youth-sports-participation-plans-covid/
The Aspen Institute. "Planned participation in youth sports after coronavirus restrictions are lifted in the United States as of September 2020." Chart. October 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233326/youth-sports-participation-plans-covid/
The Aspen Institute. (2020). Planned participation in youth sports after coronavirus restrictions are lifted in the United States as of September 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233326/youth-sports-participation-plans-covid/
The Aspen Institute. "Planned Participation in Youth Sports after Coronavirus Restrictions Are Lifted in The United States as of September 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233326/youth-sports-participation-plans-covid/
The Aspen Institute, Planned participation in youth sports after coronavirus restrictions are lifted in the United States as of September 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233326/youth-sports-participation-plans-covid/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Planned participation in youth sports after coronavirus restrictions are lifted in the United States as of September 2020 [Graph], The Aspen Institute, October 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233326/youth-sports-participation-plans-covid/
