Youth sporting events in a COVID-19 world

Keeping kids active with fewer activities and options this summer is a challenge.

THIS SUMMER DURING A PANDEMIC?LANCE ALLAN SAT IN ON THEBUCKS INITIATIVE WITH THEMILWAUKEE YOUTH SPORTSALLIANCE.Ensuring youth sportsreturning, in a safe way."Wewant to keep kids safe.

Andeverybody wants to get back tosport.

They want to watchsport.

They want to playsport.

But we have to do itsafely.

And there are ways todo it," Executive Director ofAmerica Carpenter says.That'sthe goal of the MilwaukeeYouth Sports Alliance."I thinka lot of it has to do with thecomfort of the parents.

But Ithink before that, they haveto have the trust from theorganization, that they'reactually taking and puttingthe right measures forth,"Bucks Manager of CorporateSocial Responsibility JackSnow says.Keeping kids activewith fewer activities andoptions this summer is achallenge."I work closely withMilwaukee Kickers soccer cluband I also run America ScoresMilwaukee.

We're really tryingto balance the tension, abouthow to get back to sport, weneed sport.

And how to do itsafely," Carpenter says.Butthis should provide options,with the biggest sports likethe Bucks inspiring, the kids."Listen, we all want sports tocome back, as soon as it can.You know, whenever the NBAofficially announces that weare coming back officially.

Itis something that we have beenwaiting for, and I think a lotof youth sports organizationshave well been waiting for,the big organizations to sayhey we're coming back.

And Ithink a lot of youth sportsorganizations will follow thatlead as well.

But to haveGiannis, to have Bledsoe.

AndKhris, all out there runningon the court again?

I thinkwill have the kids just