Newly released COVID safe practices have some in the sports community scratching their heads.“It doesn't seem like it is equitable at all,” said Gloria Faber, executive director of the New Mexico Youth Soccer Association. “Having professional sports allowed to train and not allow youth sports to be out there training and playing is a shame.”Under those practices released from the governor’s office, the state’s professional sports teams can practice with full contact. Youth sports can only practice in groups of five with no contact and can't have games. College sports can't practice at all until the county is in green.When a county does go green pros and college teams can start having games while youth players must still sit on the bench."I am not understanding the difference between being a professional athlete and a college athlete,” said Steve Appel, athletic director for the University of the Southwest. “Why does the United get to practice and we can’t practice on our home campus altogether.”Earlier this year, Appel moved the entire athletic department from Hobbs to a retreat in Texas — seven hours away. At the same time, New Mexico United was having full contact training. Video captured from Sky 7 in July showed players not wearing masks and sharing water bottles."The move to relocate our kids to East Texas was not a move done foolishly to just say, 'Hey, let's go across the border where we can play."La Cueva quarterback Ryan Cook can’t remember the last time he had a normal practice. He has been training mostly by himself. He says he aspirations to play Division 1 college athletics but has received officers from small schools who don’t have scholarships."I think it is just another example of mistreating if we can allow the college sports to play, why can’t high schools follow the same guidelines,” Cook said. “Not being able to scrimmage or compete with each other in practice really isn’t practice."KOAT reached out the governor’s office but no one was available for an interview. Both declined to do interviews.The United said in a statement:“It's safer to play at home. As a team that played every match on the road last season, we know how much extra goes into protecting these athletes when we can't be safely in New Mexico. We believe that with the stringent protocols they have in place, the Lobos and Aggies should have a pathway toward practicing and playing in a COVID-safe environment in our state, and we greatly appreciate the governor's efforts to keep New Mexicans safe. We look forward to cheering on New Mexican athletes in 2021." Cook said the United should set an example.“If their motto is to unite everyone, then they shouldn't play until we all can,” Cook said.