Our league has been practicing for weeks

Game play starts tomorrow. We have guidelines in place. We keep the kids and their gear spaced out. Kids are not allowed to congregate in the dugout. Parents are asked to stay apart. It's actually been going about as well as it could and the parents are being cool when we "enforce" the rules.

I am on the Board of Directors and we have had to put an immense amount of pressure on the City to allow us to play this Spring (which is now summer). We have jumped through a lot of hoops--which is totally understandable during a pandemic recovery.

People who do not participate in the management of youth sports leagues are largely unaware of the financial peril many leagues are in right now. Many rec leagues and travel leagues are shutting down due to financial difficultly.

We spent rainy day funds on facilities improvements and field upgrades in anticipation of Spring registrations and were on track for our most successful Spring ever in the history of our league. 56 years.

We were lucky we had surplus funds and can/could weather the storm. Many leagues are not as fortunate.

I have been putting pressure on the State to provide COVID relief for youth sports organizations (and other youth oriented non-profits) and have largely gotten the Heisman.