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Has children’s sport become too much about competition, rather than participation?

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10.14 21 Oct 2021


Has children’s sport become too much about competition, rather than participation?


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10.14 21 Oct 2021


Has children’s sport become too much about competition, rather than participation?  And is this competitive focus actually driving kids away from taking part?  Colman Noctor is a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist and has been writing about this issue and he joined Shane on the show this morning.

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