Spring soccer season is canceled. Camps can start on 6/29. It looks like there's going to be a lot of out of shape kids with stale skills when Fall school seasons get here. Basketball should get a boost though from all the kids playing in their driveways this Spring and Summer.
Everyone else is in the same boat. She should stay focused and do what she can.For me, the cancelation of youth sports and activities has been much more painful than not being able to watch professional sports on tv. I have nothing profound to say. It just really sucks and it is a huge setback for kids, no matter if they have goals to play in college or just do it for fun or to stay in shape. My daughter is a gymnast. She’s been doing a lot of home workouts but it’s impossible to replicate what happens in a gym. She’s worried her whole sports career has been ruined by this.
I complained a lot about the number of kids games but I sure would take them now.For me, the cancelation of youth sports and activities has been much more painful than not being able to watch professional sports on tv. I have nothing profound to say. It just really sucks and it is a huge setback for kids, no matter if they have goals to play in college or just do it for fun or to stay in shape. My daughter is a gymnast. She’s been doing a lot of home workouts but it’s impossible to replicate what happens in a gym. She’s worried her whole sports career has been ruined by this.
This isn't good for basketball at all either. Coaches I know are really concerned for the kids development. There's no summer camps or AAU. This time of year, my kids are normally playing 4 games every other weekend and practicing 2x a week. Some have personal trainers they aren't able to work with. Tough time for sports especially mid and low major recruiting.
I should have been clearer. I meant basic skills like shooting, dribbling, free throws and passing. Things that my kids never wanted to practice. Now they're out in the driveway everyday doing those things.This isn't good for basketball at all either. Coaches I know are really concerned for the kids development. There's no summer camps or AAU. This time of year, my kids are normally playing 4 games every other weekend and practicing 2x a week. Some have personal trainers they aren't able to work with. Tough time for sports especially mid and low major recruiting.
My son's senior season of high school baseball went up in smoke. He's more bummed about that than missing school. He's spent so much time on baseball in his life (training all winter, spring seasons, summer seasons, fall seasons, AAU seasons, etc.) that he didn't want his career to end like this. He's not playing in college. He's still holding out hope that he can play Legion this summer because that hasn't been canceled yet, but I don't see that happening.
Safe to assume there will be an increase in injuries when the sports start coming back online?
What are we going to do with the kids that missed Algebra or any of the other fundamentals they needed? I know this is about sports but a generation of freshmen will be playing catchup through High School. I don't envy HS teachers for the next 4 years.
Not to mention they all touch the same basketball multiple times throughout the game. We've always told our son the first thing he should do after every basketball game is to go to the restroom and wash his hands. I've always been kind of a germaphobe.But it seems preposterous, one of the protocols is no post-game handshakes!? Sure, sweat & push against each other for 32 minutes, but be careful not to touch fingertips after the game.