Ensuring that groups comply with agreements at your facilities
This past fall, the National Alliance for Youth Sports had the opportunity to present an educational session at several industry conferences. The title of the session was “Compliance in Youth Sports—Setting Standards and Enforcing Requirements.” For those unable to attend, here’s a snapshot.
NAYS sessions always begin with a discussion of the changing youth-sports landscape. It’s truly amazing how youth sports have evolved in the U.S. Think about it! Fewer than 100 years ago, the first, organized, youth-sports activities began with the creation of Little League Baseball and Pop Warner Football. Most sports started in schools. And the ones that continued were played mostly by kids in middle- to late-adolescence. Many of these sports began in college and then came down to local schools, where groups of kids tried to copy their older siblings. The games they put together—now commonly known as “sandlot”—were the first youth-sports programs.