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High school sports have lost athletes to private clubs, but schools can maintain them by focusing on character development
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Until recently, high school students who wanted to play soccer, basketball or another sport had little choice but to try out a school team. And it was the high school gymnasiums and fields that recruiters flocked to find talent for college and strengths. This has changed over the past few decades, with the emergence of private…
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Odds of changing gender appeal in sports betting
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sports betting has historically been thought to be an overwhelmingly male interest, but the odds may be changing, a University of Queensland study has found. The research is published in the Journal of Australian Studies. PhD candidate Rohan Irving, from UQ’s School of Human Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, explains why nearly nine out of 10 regular…
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Report points out that local “support” is needed for community sports to thrive
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Whether it’s a children’s soccer league run by parent volunteers or an adult hockey team where players spend as much time socializing as they do shooting pucks, amateur sports are important for improving community engagement and public health. It plays a role. A new report by Brock University researchers highlights the importance of local sports groups…
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