Tag: School Sports Programmes
Handball’s rural struggle: Why the sport can’t break free from cities
Handball’s growth has stalled outside urban centres, with fewer than 15% of England’s 2,800 affiliated clubs based in towns of under 50,000 people, according...
Schools skip handball until teens, delaying young athletes’ start
Schools across England have dropped handball from primary and early secondary PE lessons, leaving teenagers to pick up the sport for the first time...
New players quit volleyball after just three sessions
A surge in early dropouts is hitting local volleyball clubs, with data from the National Volleyball Federation showing that nearly 40% of new players...
School Sports Cuts Threaten Future Elite Athletes’ Pathways
British schools are slashing sports budgets at an alarming rate, threatening the development of future elite athletes. Since 2010, over £100 million has been...