‘Colonised by boys’:How school playgrounds deter girls from physical activity

‘Colonised by boys’:How school playgrounds deter girls from physical activity

Research showing girls play differently from boys has led to efforts to redesign school playgrounds that experts say could boost physical activity by up to 40 per cent in recess and lunch breaks.

  • byAndrew Taylor

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Parents pay for personal trainers for teens to beat lockdown blues

Parents pay for personal trainers for teens to beat lockdown blues

Sydney parents are paying for their children to work out with a personal trainer as an antidote to being cooped up in their rooms looking at screens all day.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Christina was a rising star in soccer. Too many headers gave her a brain injury

Christina was a rising star in soccer. Too many headers gave her a brain injury

When Christina Stefanou and her twin brother started playing soccer at the age of 7,their mother was relieved they had chosen the “safe sport” with no dangerous tackling.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Is rugby league dying? The never-before-released numbers that have NRL powerbrokers concerned
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Is rugby league dying? The never-before-released numbers that have NRL powerbrokers concerned

The NRL agreed to open its books without the spin. Here are the numbers for every district and region in NSW,showing 12,000 less males playing tackle rugby league than there were six years ago.

  • byMichael Chammas
‘Using your head is probably not a good thing’:Safety concerns for soccer kids

‘Using your head is probably not a good thing’:Safety concerns for soccer kids

Football Australia is reviewing the medical evidence for whether young players should be taught how to hit the ball with their heads,a practice that has been banned for younger children in the United States and Britain.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons