What does the future of sport look like following the pandemic

May 15, 2020 | 10:45 AM

Businesses and organizations continue to ask the question, “How are things going to change following the Covid-19 pandemic”, and sports are no different.

“The scenario which we find ourselves in right now, potentially could change sports both in the near term and potentially the long term,” stated Director of Club Operations PGYSA Terrol Russell.

“When we’re looking at building models here at the club we have built a couple of different options going forward. We are just waiting for the guidelines in to order to make sure what we are putting in place meets any physical distancing measures, group number measures, and we’re waiting to get that from our governing bodies so that we are doing the best that we can.”

Already some professional sports leagues are in talks to resume play, with the focus around social distancing along with more testing. That leads back to sports science. Something which Russell thinks will be used more moving forward at the minor sports level.

“I think this is an environment where sports science becomes more important than ever. The safety component, looking after athletes, and going back to a regionalized approached if there are certain environments that don’t have the sports science guidance, it is making sure that information is given throughout the organization,” added Russell.

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When it comes to the economic side of things for local sports, organizations may have to look at ways to help each other out during these difficult times, and work together.

“We are starting to see car companies start to merge and large corporations start to merge, is this a situation where we start to see a movement to a European sports model here in North America. So instead of being a soccer club, now we are a sports club. In that sports club then you a have a multitude of sports, both team and individual, where now you have more of an ability to spread the economics around.”

When asked if this is something which Russell thinks could happen in smaller communities across the country to help them keep afloat, he stated “I think we have no choice.”

by Jeromy Corrigan

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