Sport Ireland release Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study 2018

Sport Ireland released a report today titled 'The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study 2018'.

Anyone with an interest in juveniles participating in sports should find it of interest, especially anyone in the education sector.

One of the key findings was that 87% of children in the Republic of Ireland failed to meet meet the National Physical Activity Guideline.

It also went on to say that 2018 was worse than 2010.

KEY FINDINGS (REPUBLIC OF IRELAND)
National Physical Activity Guidelines

• 13% of children met the National Physical Activity Guidelines of at least 60 minutes of
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day (17% primary school pupils and 10%
post primary school pupils). These figures are lower than the 19% and 12% recorded in
primary and post primary schools respectively in 2010.

• While boys were more likely to meet the Guidelines than girls at all ages, the most
significant change since 2010 was the decline in the proportion of primary school boys
reporting meeting the Guidelines from 27% to 23%. However, this is still significantly
more than the 13% of primary school girls who met the Guidelines. At post primary
school 14% of boys and 7% of girls met the Guidelines.

Full report HERE