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Pandemic decimates grassroots sport, as one in 10 teen girls drop out – Sydney Morning Herald
Many teenage girls who played sport before the coronavirus pandemic are not returning this season and experts warn they might drop out permanently.
She said worry about the virus was the main reason why girls were not returning.
“It’s fear – fear is why they are withdrawing,” she said. “Maybe not so much for the kids but more their parents not wanting them to play. In some cases they have underlying health conditions.”
She said the numbers could have been a lot worse except that several private girls’ schools in the area fielded netball teams in the competition and had not withdrawn. Other areas have been less fortunate – Campbelltown Dis…
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