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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not talking about social distanced practices.  I mean actually playing - regular practices, regular games.  Full contact, no gloves, no masks, and yes - throw-ins.    I get all the other reasons for not allowing kids to get together in close contact with one another - namely that they will trade germs and even if they don't get sick themselves they will increase the transmission rate among the community.  I get that and it's a valid concern, especially for those who have regular contact with elderly relatives.

But I've also seen posters on here comment that the risk to the kids themselves is intolerably high.   Is it really, though?

According to the CDC the hospitalization rate for ages 5-17 is .1 per 100,000.  That's literally 1 in a million.  It's not just the lowest risk of any other age group - it's a tiny fraction of the risk of any other age group.  Here's the chart:  https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6915e3.htm

Here's another which really puts in in perspective IMO.  Even as the numbers have soared for other age groups (esp &gt;65), for 17 and under they've barely moved.   https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/COVIDNet/COVID19_3.html

Also, by comparison, the hospitalization rates for the 5-17 yo age group for the regular flu in 2018-19 was around 39 per 100K.   https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html

To be clear - I'm not anti-shutdown or anti-mask.  I don't think the whole thing is a hoax.  I don't think Covid-19 is nothing worse than the normal flu.  Over 115,000 people have died, and I'd be surprised if that number doesn't double before we get a vaccine.   The flu doesn't kill that many people.   So if someone wants to make the argument that it is socially irresponsible to let our kids play soccer because they will increase the spread of the disease overall and contribute to more deaths, I think that's a fair argument.  But I'm specifically addressing the argument that we, as parents, are recklessly risking our children's health and possibly their lives by letting them play soccer.   I just don't think the data supports that.   Thoughts?  [/quote]

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