School sport: Trends, barriers, opportunities Research Completed

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School sport: Trends, barriers, opportunities

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New Zealand Secondary Schools Sports Council

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Paper presented at the Physical Education New Zealand National Conference 2010

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Abstract

This presentation provides an overview of the trends in the rates of participation in sport by secondary students in New Zealand. It also discusses the reasons why students do or don’t participate in school sports, and why sport and physical education are so important for the academic achievement and wellbeing of secondary school students.

Keywords:

adolescents, age factors, education, participation, physical activity, physical education, schools, settings, sports, statistics, wm

 

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November 11, 2011

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November 11, 2011