Local schools across the region being urged to further opportunities for young people by engaging with different, more inclusive sports – as girls in particular ask for more choice and more playing time as part of PE.
During National School Sports Week , efforts to tackle inactivity levels are seeing sports that offer more inclusive routes to play grow for PE teachers and school-age sports coaches, to ensure children aren’t left behind because they can’t engage with the mainstream sports.
The top request from girls surveyed nationally to improve their engagement was for more sport options to choose from – giving rise to fast growing participation sports like handball which allows full physical literacy of run, catch, jump, throw, offers a team sport and is fully inclusive to introduce young people to activity.
Reflecting on sport in schools, she said: “I've seen that if you take a one size fits all approach, kids don't want to take part. They will stay at the back of the class, won’t want to be a volunteer. Accessibility is key, sports like handball where there isn’t a burden on schools for lots of equipment, or complicated rules. It’s about play and constant movement.
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