As we try to envision a return to youth sports, we know only this: It won’t be the same

With a wistfulness adults generally reserve for a lost lover or deceased parent, 13-year-old Abigail Cajuelan said, “I just really miss it,” of her Santa Clara, Calif., volleyball team.

About 150 miles to her north, Sarah Pinkerton coaches and serves on the board of the River Park Soccer Club. They’ve suspended registration and are “just sitting here waiting and seeing,” she said.