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Properly taught and equipped, sport can transform lives in the most deprived parts , says Iain Duncan Smith.
Sport can help children get ahead Photo: alamyBritain’s sporting achievements are legion. Last summer we regained the Ashes from Australia, the dominant cricket power of the last 20 years. We came fourth in the Olympic medal table at Beijing. And with Andy Murray making the final of the Australian Open, we are even making an impact on the tennis world.
Yet for all our success and for all the millions of Britons taking part in sporting activities every weekend, I think something is lacking. Too often sport is the preserve of leafy, middle-class areas. Too rarely is it to be found in the rundown parts of our inner cities, where so many of the failings of our “broken society” are all too evident.
But there is one vital area we have yet to explore, which I believe offers young children from difficult backgrounds the opportunity to develop self-belief and self-respect and turn their lives around. I am talking about sport.
Of course, much is being done by schools, youth and sports clubs, sporting bodies and charities. But I believe we have only begun to scratch the surface of what is possible. That is why I have asked the CSJ, working with the Lord’s Taverners, a sporting charity with a focus on disadvantaged youngsters, to produce a detailed strategy to harness the power and magic of sport to transform young lives and help reverse social breakdown.
And there is plenty of room for improvement. According to recent government research, 72 per cent of young people do not get a regular chance at teamwork … Continue Reading
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