What you need to know

This Report will explore sports participation rates for kids and teens in the US, parents’ perceptions of various sports as well as how those are impacting participation decisions, the barriers and opportunities to participation and how brands are engaging with kids and teens through sports. The Report also explores the current state of youth sports, including how leagues, organizations and families are handling the pause in play due to the COVID-19 pandemic and what factors will shape the future of youth sports once play resumes.

Key issues covered in this Report

  • The impact of COVID-19 on consumer behavior and the US youth sports market

  • How the pandemic will affect the future of the youth sports landscape

  • Exploration of US youth sport families

  • Parental attitudes toward youth sports

This Report was written April-May 2020.

Definition

For the purposes of this Report, Mintel defines a “youth sports household” or “sports family parent” as any respondent with a child under the age of 18 in the household that self-identifies as playing at least one sport. Respondents can have children in multiple age groups.

For more information, see Marketing to Sports Fans – US, November 2019.

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