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[quote=Anonymous]I think this is an important question, but it's easy to see this conversation getting out of hand. First, let's narrow the definition of "risk" to "the risk of catching the virus while playing/training". Then we don't have to argue about how bad (or not) it is for kids to catch it ("kids don't get symptoms!", "what if they give it to their grandparents!").

I'm not an expert, but I've tried to follow the evidence as it comes out. It seems like the consensus about the most risky behavior is something like: 1) inside; 2) poor air circulation; 3) close to each other; 4) without masks; 5) for a longer time; 6) talking/singing/yelling. Playing soccer doesn't have most of those qualities. Yes, there is some contact/closeness (and without masks), but it is typically fleeting. And coaches can try to keep them apart a bit when lining up for drills or huddling before/after games.

So, I'd guess that playing soccer is a fairly low risk activity for kids. Probably just about as low as you could invent for them doing something "together" that wasn't completely contrived. Maybe riding bikes together would be lower? If the prevalence of the virus in the community is relatively low (as it is getting in the DMV), I'd feel pretty comfortable with my kids playing. If the prevalence was quite high, or increasing rapidly, I wouldn't be comfortable.

(For context, I wear a mask when I go inside a public place or am near others outside for more than a passing moment; and I try to do as much stuff as I can outside.)[/quote]

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