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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can we revisit this now that there is a projected opening date for Phase 1?
My Fairfax County Swim Club determined there is no financial sense opening in Phase 1, but plans to open in Phase 2 with all the restrictions. (Of course, this is based on membership assumptions at this point. Not sure if it will happen.)[/quote]

Our youth sports league felt the same way.  It wasn’t due to fear of transmission outside.  We felt that was very low based on what the board had seen.  The burden posed by restrictions was the kicker.[/quote]

Our rec sports league just canceled as well, and for the same reasons.

The kicker is that the parents are now just putting their kids on travel teams (and forming new ones)- and plan to practice without field permits until field permits resume (and they will sooner or later) and travel to open areas to play games and tournaments. A rec league can’t do that. Not only is this way worse from a public health perspective (traveling around, staying at hotels etc) but it leaves our kids who can not afford the fees or are not skilled enough.

FWIW my kids aren’t going to play this summer at all. We don’t want to do travel. [/quote]

This makes me feel worse. We all wanted our kids to play, but financially it would be difficult.  Our league also has a small travel team, which was cancelled as well.  I guess it only proves that youth sports is an industry machine with enough cash to make things happen.  I am resisting the urge to think that they’ll do anything (even risk safety and health) to play.  FWIW I think playing outside isn’t a huge health risk.[/quote]

Oh gosh no- don’t feel bad. My DH is on the board of our league as well. They really wanted to play (and didn’t feel it is a health risk) but the requirements are just too challenging for a Rec league to meet. They have to follow all the rules, and our city is being fairly heavy handed.

We don’t have a travel team but many kids play in the same local travel org. They are now forming teams at all age levels to accommodate the demand- it at least keeps the kids together versus having them disperse to other local teams (and possibly not come back)!

My kids would’ve played rec if they’d been able, but I’m not a fan of travel teams in general- too much of a time commitment for us right now! I do feel bad for the kids who would like to play but can’t afford travel fees (or aren’t skilled enough to make the team)[/quote]

Thanks.  I feel oawful.  Our kid plays on the league all-star team, which is local travel.  He ages out this year.  He was one of the 2 kids who started hitting balls over the fence at practice, and likely won’t ever have that experience of doing it in a game now.[/quote]

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