POLICY BRIEF Organised school sport in South Africa for children and adolescents: COVID-19 and beyond

POLICY BRIEF: Organised school sport in South Africa for children and adolescents: COVID-19 and beyond.

 

Introduction “Sport has the power to change the world” – Nelson Mandela.

Regular participation in exercise, sport and physical activity offers many proven benefits for children and adolescents. Beyond just the obvious physical advantages, physical activity plays an important role in promoting mental health and well-being and social development in children. Schools provide many opportunities for physical activity, in the form of structured and unstructured play, as physical education within the formal academic curriculum or through informal and formal organised sport, including competitive intra- or inter-school activity.

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