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It's Not Child's Play: A Regulatory Approach To Reforming American Youth Sports, N. Jeremi Duru
It's Not Child's Play: A Regulatory Approach To Reforming American Youth Sports, N. Jeremi Duru
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Introduction The American youth sports industry has become an economic behemoth, totaling roughly $19 billion in annual revenue. This revenue outpaces National Football League (NFL) revenue by several billion dollars and is more than double the revenue earned by the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League, combined. The Covid-19 pandemic limited sport on all levels in 2020 and, to a lesser extent, in 2021, and the economic effects thereof will certainly stretch forward into succeeding years. However, as the nation overcomes the virus and children return in full numbers to gyms, fields, tracks, and rinks, youth sports will …