National Youth Sports Week

July 20-24 is National Youth Sports Week led by The National Council on Youth Sports. The HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion recommends that kids between the ages of 6 and 17 get at least sixty minutes of physical activity every day. With summer youth sports activities slowly beginning to start back up, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends assessing the following risks of spread before resuming team sports:

Physical closeness of players, and the length of time that players are close to each other
Ability to engage in social distancing while not actively engaged in play
Amount of necessary touching of shared equipment and gear
Age of the player and their ability to comply with social distancing
Players at higher risk of developing a serious disease
Size of the team
Presence of nonessential visitors, spectators and volunteers
Travel required outside of the local community