1 Apr 2025

Why girls drop out of sports

From Afternoons, 1:07 pm on 1 April 2025

New research from Clarity Insight and 2degrees has shed light on a concerning trend, teenage girls are dropping out of organised sports at an alarming rate.  Young women are more likely to give up compared to their male peers.

The reasons behind this are complex, ranging from school pressures to body images issues.

Leading Sports Psychologist Dom Vettise joined Jesse.

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Photo: Photosport

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