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Children Hooked On Sport
A Sport Wales
today revealed an almost 50% increase in the number of Welsh children taking
regular part in sport and physical activity. It shows the opinions of 110,000
Welsh schoolchildren (almost 40% of the 7-16 year old age group in Wales).
As well as showing that the numbers of young people taking part in sport or
physical activity three or more times a week has risen from 27% in 2011 to 40%
in 2013, the survey also revealed: 91% of children enjoy school sport.
B Boys (44%) were still more likely than girls (36%) to
regularly participate in sport and physical activity. Making sport and physical
activity enjoyable and fun is critical to boosting
participation by children and young people. School is the most important place
in which children learn the competence and confidence to participate in
physical activity.
C Commenting on the survey results, Sport Wales
Chair, Professor Laura McAllister said: “These excellent figures show what is
possible when the sport and education sectors work together. They also help us
understand how to encourage tomorrow’s generation to participate more in
sport and physical activity. It is not a question of more money. It is about
investing in our children’s future through the health, education and sports
sectors working better together to give our children the best start in
life. The most cost effective way is to place schools at the centre of a
community developing a generation of healthier bodies as well as minds.”
D For Sarah Powell, Chief Executive Officer of Sport
Wales, the Survey underlines how Sport Wales’s efforts to improve sport and
physical activity have made a difference: “These results demonstrate that Sport
Wales’ ambition to get every child hooked on sport is on track and bearing
fruit. The work in primary and secondary schools funded by Sport Wales over
the last ten years, with after-school clubs and the wider sports community, has
opened up opportunities for every child to try out a wider variety of sports
and physical activities. These have been delivered in an enjoyable and fun
environment, building children’s confidence and interest to do more.”
E It
is amazing that so many young people across Wales have been given the
opportunity to share their thoughts and opinions on school sport. The young
people of Wales
have spoken and Welsh government is now in the best placed position to be
answering their needs and ensuring that all children have suitable
opportunities to get hooked on sport.
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1) Read the
article and match each of the headings to a paragraph.
1 Powell things cooperation of schools and sport clubs
is important
2 All children must get chance to do sport
3 More boys practice sport activities than girls
4 More
Welsh children do sport today
5 McAllister’s
opinions
2) Read the
article and answer the questions.
1 What did the research in Wales find out?
2 How are school and sport connected?
3 Who is Laura
McAllister? What does she say?
4 Who is Sarah
Powell? What does she think about the results of the survey?
5 What should be the reaction of Welsh government like?
3) Explain
the following words and phrases.
1 competence
and confidence to participate in physical activity
2 survey
results
3 encourage
tomorrow’s generation
4 education
and sports sectors working better together
5 ambition
to get every child hooked on sport is on track and bearing fruit
4) Answer
the following questions.
Why are sport
activities important for children and youth? How does practicing sport in young
age influence our life in adulthood? What is social role of sport? How are
sport clubs financed? Can economically disabled children do sport? Where? Who
can support them
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Children Hooked On Sport. Sport Wales [online]. 2014 [cit. 2015-09-22]. Available
at:
http://sport.wales/news--events/news--events/our-news/latest-news/more-children-hooked-on-sport.aspx
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