Kate Hawkesby: The message is clear around kids' sport, but is it being listened to?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 28, 2023 · 4m

There’s a lot of sport going on at the moment – school sport I mean - and I’m always amazed at how dedicated and committed parents and volunteer coaches are to these school teams.

Having had kids as players, and later on as coaches, having seen how much work goes into it all, it’s very impressive.

Especially in terrible weather and especially in a cost of living crisis where things like sports gear, shoes and uniforms are not cheap.

Some families are paying a fortune for their kids to do sport – and I’m always amazed at how many prioritise it.

It takes up weekends and evenings too, so it’s…