COVID-19 shut downs have presented a rare opportunity to experience what life is like without sport, to evaluate and reflect on what is important, and reimagine a better way for youth to develop through sport.

Between March-May of 2021, MLSE Foundation and the University of Toronto engaged almost 7,000 youth to understand sport and play-related access, barriers, and equity factors in the wake of the pandemic. Participants were representatively diverse according to race, geography, age, gender, ability, and income, and the results were clear.

Let’s listen to what they had to say. Let’s act on the recommendations. Let’s change the game.