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Pandemic decimates grassroots sport, as one in 10 teen girls drop out
Many teenage girls who played sport before the coronavirus pandemic are not returning this season and experts warn they might drop out permanently.
A survey of 1000 girls aged 11 to 17 found 30 per cent of girls in NSW had lost interest in participating in team sport. The research was commissioned by Suncorp, a sponsor of netball, and did not cover boys.
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| Notations: | junior sports social sciences sport history and sport politics leisure sport and sport for all |
| Tagging: | Coronavirus COVID-19 |
| Published in: | The Sydney Morning Herald |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Edition: | 2. August 2020 |
| Online Access: | https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/pandemic-decimates-grassroots-sport-as-one-in-10-teen-girls-lose-interest-20200730-p55h46.html |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | basic |