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The Return of Professional Sports – Nicolas Nese

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Professional sports were one of the many things that were taken away from society due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With the MLB nearing the start of the regular season, the NFL looking to begin offseason mini-camps, and the NBA and NHL nearing the start of the postseason, each league’s respective commissioner decided to suspend all play until further notice. Not only would the indefinite shutdowns of the four major sports go on to affect all fans throughout the world, the United States’ economy would also go on to take a major hit thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. I am here to argue that the restart of professional sports will positively impact the United States’ economic status, as well as provide a sense of normalcy based on the fact that something that was once lost is now (slowly but surely) coming back.

Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, will most likely be without any fans in the stands for the season this year.

Economic Recession

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the sports industry was a booming market that profusely benefited the United States’ economy, although not to take any credit away from other booming industries/businesses. According to an article based on economic recession, the amount of money that was lost (when sports were shutdown indefinitely) on a per minute basis was said to be somewhere around the $926,000 mark, which eventually adds up to a whopping $12.3 billion loss over the course of the period from mid-March to mid-June. In a similar piece from The RAND Blog, a study based on economic recession in the state of Texas showed that the more restrictions that were enforced during the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a greater economic loss, totaling at about $26.4 billion. However, that same study would show a smaller economic loss when there were less restrictions being enforced during the Covid-19 pandemic, which totaled anywhere from between $19.2 billion to $25.7 billion.

A Culture Shock Among Society

When you look at how the Covid-19 pandemic affected society from a cultural standpoint, the shutdown of sports caused most people to “lose it”. During a time that seemed to be full of emptiness, sports could’ve been the entertainment factor that most people needed to have some sense of normalcy going on for them; however, these people, instead, had to resort to watching replays of games from past in order to entertain themselves.

Politics Could Play a Crucial Role

Other than major economic recession and a culture shock, politics, believe it or not, seem to play a role in benefiting the return of professional sports. We see an apolitical figure such as Dr. Anthony Fauci as someone who the governors of all fifty states look towards for more information about the Covid-19 pandemic; however, Dr. Fauci has no say as to whether an individual state should or should not open. According to an article from the Boston Globe, Dr. Fauci endorses the idea of returning to play games without any spectators in attendance, and with the professional athletes following specific protocol to ensure the safety themselves as well as their teammates. However, the decision (of loosening state-mandated restrictions so that sports activities could resume) is up to each state’s governor in the end. In the case of governors “okaying” sports to resume in their given state, the torch would then be passed to the league commissioners, so they can come up with a concrete plan to resume their respective sport’s league.

The Facts

While a return to play plan is seemingly in the works through all these higher-up personalities, it is also important to know that the Covid-19 pandemic won’t just vanish tomorrow. Selim Yenel, author of The Effects of Covid-19 and How to Prepare for the Future, talks about how much about Covid-19 is still unknown, and that its ability to rapidly spread is unlike most other diseases. While league commissioners are working to formulate plans that would keep everyone, from players to coaches, as safe as possible, there are slim chances that they will be able to account for a wave of Covid-19 swarming through locker rooms in their respective sport’s league (so to say). In his article Yenel, also, brings up a valid point when he talks about how being prepared for another wave of Covid-19 could be what would prevent the occurrence of another global pandemic. While there is no proof that the plan (for professional sports to return) won’t work in compliance with the Covid-19 pandemic, there is surely to be many red flags that will rear their “ugly heads” along the way.

Like other leagues, the NBA does not see fans being in attendance for any games in a resumption of play.

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  1. Sports defiantly was a major loss durning the pandemic as it is a major form of entertainment especially at home. But the return of sports also still has a long way to go as different leagues try different strategies. With sports like hockey and basketball it is a lot easier for a return because of a smaller roster size. With sports like football and baseball with how much players and personnel they have it would very hard to accommodate multiple teams in a city. Based off of the return of hockey basketball and baseball the bubble style of play is clearly the best option for play, as there are no cases in hockey and basketball while baseball is not doing well. But hopefully we can have sports back to normal soon.

  2. The COVID-19 has definitely changed the face of professional sports. It has affected not only the player but also the sports lovers and fanatics. You spoke about how there is a cultural shock among society in regards to how things have changed. Why the choice of words; “Cultural shock”? I feel like it is more of a reality check in terms of the new normal. You also acknowledge Yenel’s article; what do you think is going to be a new normal for sports if there is a second wave?

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