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Fans Have Warmed to a Crowdless Return of Sports

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Source: Statista

America’s favorite pastime is back. Major League Baseball returned on Thursday for a shortened season after the regular 2020 season, which was scheduled to begin on March 26, had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The MLB is the first major sports league in the U.S. to return to regular season play, after Major League Soccer kicked things off with the “MLS is Back Tournament” before the regular season resumes in August. The NBA is set to resume the 2019/2020 season on July 30, while the NFL season is scheduled to begin in September.

At this point it goes without saying that all league games will be played without spectators for the time being, an idea that sports fans seem to have warmed to as the pandemic dragged on. When Morning Consult asked fans about a possible crowdless return of pro sports in early April, 70 percent of American sports fans said they’d prefer to wait until its safe to attend games again. By late May, that percentage had dropped to 38 percent, while those saying leagues should return asap in empty venues rose from 16 to 41 percent. More than four months into the pandemic, the proposition of crowdless sports looks increasingly attractive, especially when the alternative is no sports at all in 2020.

Europe’s major soccer leagues have already successfully returned to play without fans at the stadiums. While the German Bundesliga has already finished its season without any hiccups, the English Premier League and Spain’s La Liga are set to conclude their seasons this weekend.

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70% of Youth and Recreational Sports Have Resumed in the United States According to Latest Industry Data

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– TeamSnap debuts unique industry data and national heat map to illustrate the return of youth and recreational sports activities –

Boulder, CO – June 22, 2020 (PRNewswire) TeamSnap released new data that shows an estimated 70% of U.S. youth and recreational team sports activities have returned or are set to return in the coming month. Real-time data and the latest trends are available to the sports community via TeamSnap’s new Return to Sports interactive national heat map.

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TeamSnap released new data that shows an estimated 70% of U.S. youth and recreational team sports activities have returned or are set to return in the coming month. Real-time data and the latest trends are available to the sports community via TeamSnap’s new Return to Sports interactive national heat map
TeamSnap released new data that shows an estimated 70% of U.S. youth and recreational team sports activities have returned or are set to return in the coming month. Real-time data and the latest trends are available to the sports community via TeamSnap’s new Return to Sports interactive national heat map
The live heat map provides inside insights on how sports organizations, coaches and managers are establishing teams and scheduling events (practices, games and tournaments). Developed by TeamSnap’s team of in-house data scientists, the Return to Sport Index is derived from a mix of anonymized user data along with national projections from partnering sports organizations. The data will be frequently analyzed and presented as a percentage to provide state-by-state and sport-by-sport trends across the U.S. compared to the same 28-day period in 2019.

As the world recovers from the COVID-19 shutdown, this is the first real-time data to actively track the return of community sports activities across the country. The Return to Sport site will be updated weekly throughout the year to help organizations ensure a safe return to play. It will include tracking the impact of any new outbreaks of COVID- 19.

“Millions of teams and sports organizations use TeamSnap to communicate with their participants and families, and to manage critical activities such as registration and scheduling. The Return to Sports platform delivers unique insights about the return of team sports across the country,” said Dave DuPont, CEO, and founder of TeamSnap. “There are many factors that determine when organizations should resume sport activities. Our Index enables sport organizations, coaches, players and parents to understand how others across the country are managing a safe return to play.”

Key Findings

  • Baseball is the top-ranked team sport with a 96% Index.
  • Indoor sports show the lowest Return to Sport Index, with Basketball at 42% and Hockey at 52%.
  • The Return ranking by sport is:
    • Baseball 96.2%
    • Softball 94.5%
    • Volleyball 87.4%
    • Soccer 70.2%
    • Football 68.4%
    • Lacrosse 64.0%
    • Ice Hockey 52.3%
    • Basketball 41.9%
  • Overall, Midwest, Central and Mountain states generally have a higher Return to Sport Index than coastal states.
  • 20 different states show a 100% Return to Sport Index (this can include a mix of traditional summer sports along with winter/spring sports that have been postponed or rescheduled).
  • States with the lowest Return to Sport Index include:
    • Oregon 28%
    • Hawaii 29%
    • New Jersey 30%
    • Washington 35%
    • California 37%

        • The interactive site will also include a number of supporting resources and tools from the Aspen Institute Project Play, Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the PLAY Sports Coalition. Sports organizations, teams, athletes and families can use the site to share local information, insights and personal reflections on their own return to sport. Updates will be available at www.teamsnap.com/return-to-sports

        About TeamSnap

        Since our formation in 2009, TeamSnap has been single-mindedly focused on taking the work out of play. Over 22 million coaches, administrators, players and parents rely on TeamSnap’s powerful and easy-to-use tools for communication, scheduling, payment collection and registration, organizing every sport and group activity in the world. For more information, visit www.TeamSnap.com.

        SOURCE TeamSnap