The effect of the pandemic on scholastic sports participation tops the list of issues that the National Federation of State High School Associations is facing, as schools around the country restart classes and team sports. NFHS Executive Director Karissa Niehoff, speaking at the SFIA’s team sports conference, said that the lack of normal school activities has reduced students’ reported quality of life from the upper 80s down to 70th percentile, a drop off researchers called alarming. A University of Wisconsin study of over 3,000 students involved in sports looked at the mental and emotional toll of the pandemic. Boys and ... Log in to view full article.