(CNN) Youth sports are coming off the sidelines as states begin to reopen.
Baseball and softball have resumed in Iowa, and youth football leagues in Indiana returned for on field practices last Sunday. In hard-hit New Jersey, non-contact outdoor organized activities can begin next Monday. In Texas and Florida, two of the states that were among the first to reopen after closing for the coronavirus pandemic, all youth sports have been given the green light.
But while there are green shoots, this is a far cry from what the industry — worth $19.2 billion, according to WinterGreen Research — looked like before coronavirus hit. That has many sports directors worried.