State Agency Recommended to Oversee Youth Sports

State agency recommended to oversee youth sports

A special working group has proposed a new state agency to oversee Massachusetts youth sports, aiming to address rising costs, injuries, and burnout.

Legislators recommend state agency to oversee youth sports

BOSTON — A group created to investigate the health impacts and financial challenges around youth sports has recommended an entirely new framework, one that would charge a youth sports oversight agency with licensing coaches and officials and open the door…

Should youth sports in Massachusetts be regulated by the state?

A proposed youth sports oversight agency could license coaches and officials, require background checks, and set participation hour standards.

Massachusetts Working Group Recommends New State Agency to License Coaches and Regulate Youth Sports

By Colin A. Young A group created to investigate the health impacts and financial challenges around youth sports has recommended an entirely new framework, one that would charge a youth sports oversight agency with licensing coaches and officials and open the door to state regulation of things like season length and maximum participation hours. The […]