Black parents fear their children will get sick if they return to sports more than do White and Latino parents, says a new Aspen Institute Power Play youth sports study.

The study by North Carolina State, Utah State and George Mason Universities in May questioned 1,050 youth sports parents and found that 59 percent of Blacks fear their children getting sick if they return to sports compared to 50 percent of all other parents asked.

Black parents (26 percent) also felt “slightly uncomfortable” or “extremely uncomfortable” with their child returning to sports compared to White parents (13 percent), the study shows.

These fears by parents are similar to those expressed on sending their children back to school post-COVID, stated North Carolina State Sport Management Professor Michael Kanters.

The youth sports study can be read at grows

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