A recent Ausplay survey has revealed that three in 10 children across NSW don't participate in sport, and nearly half participate less than once per fortnight.

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So, what's stopping them from getting involved?

Forty-one percent said age forced them out of participation. This included being too young when moving up age divisions, which often skip years, and being too old for their previous age group (for example, under-12s into under-15s).

'Can't afford it' was the second-highest cause for NSW children not playing sport, with a staggering 10 per

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