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Many kids are right now lacing up for their fall youth sports teams as back to school time gets underway, whether it’s a school team or a youth or recreation league team.

Parents and coaches should establish positive communication — and one expert says that needs to happen “well before” that first sneaker hits the field.

“The first time a parent has a meaningful interaction with

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REPUBLIC, Mo. – A mother in Republic says she has invented what could be a solution for outdoor sports parents. OzarksFirst checked out Melissa DuVall’s new product, “Ponchairo.”        

The product is a combination of a blanket and poncho that attaches to a chair. DuVall says it comes in handy when you have to watch your child’s game in bad weather.

“I can remember sitting at a game in Nevada, Missouri at my son’s baseball game

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Massachusetts may have relaxed its outdoor mask mandate last week, but some parents say the state’s face covering rules remain unfairly restrictive on its youngest residents — and they’re pressing Gov. Charlie Baker to provide some air.

In a letter Thursday to the Baker administration, Bring Kids Back MA, a grassroots group of 5,000 parents, called on the state’s agencies to lift outdoor face covering requirements for children during summer camps, youth sports, recess, and

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Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Friday allowing parents back into youth sports practices and games.  

Two parents or guardians will be allowed per athlete under the age of 21. The order will go into effect immediately. No other spectators can attend, Murphy said. 

“New Jersey’s children and families have had a difficult year,” Murphy said in a statement.

“The step we are taking today will allow parents to attend sporting events and practices,

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Gov. Phil Murphy is set to announce that a limited number of parents in New Jersey will be allowed to watch their children play indoor high school sports again after months of being banned from the stands because the coronavirus pandemic, NJ Advance Media has learned.

The lifting of the new restriction could take effect within the coming days, according to two sources who are familiar with the governor’s plan but weren’t authorized to speak

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NEWTON, NJ—Newton High School will immediately allow parents to attend sports in person, following the ruling that Governor Murphy announced Friday, Feb. 12. The plan Murphy laid out included:

  • A limited number of parents and guardians will be allowed for all indoor and outdoor high school and other youth sporting events.
  • School districts and other operators may choose to allow up to two (2) parents/guardians per participating athlete under the age of 21 to
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — There may soon be more cheering from the stands at indoor high school and youth sports events in New Jersey as the governor allows a limited number of parents to watch their kids play.

They’ve been kept out by the pandemic, but Gov. Phil Murphy is now allowing parents to watch indoor high school and youth sports.

Only two parents or guardians per athlete are allowed, up to 35{066dbc63777e5ed549f406789d72fdeebd77a32711d57f7b38ff2b35c4ba2a42} of a

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A limited number of parents in New Jersey will be allowed to watch their children play indoor high school and youth sports again after months of being banned from the stands because the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday.

The new rule takes effect immediately.

“These youth sporting events may choose to allow up to two parents or guardians per athlete under the age of 21 to attend practices and competitions, as long as

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