Whilst I can agree with some of the points made, the reasons may not be as clear cut as cited. Football competes with computer games and other distractions nowadays. You could argue that, but for the Olympics, participation in sport would be even lower - in my uninformed view, the Olympics probably made little or no difference.
I think the best point is that facilities for sport should be priced competitively. I don't know how much local councils have increased the cost of pitches over recent years - I would be interested to know.
As for obesity, providing cheap sports facilities won't cure that. Worrying more about what is stuffed down the throat and (according to a book I've read) reducing the use of antibiotics would make more difference.
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I think the best point is that facilities for sport should be priced competitively. I don't know how much local councils have increased the cost of pitches over recent years - I would be interested to know.
As for obesity, providing cheap sports facilities won't cure that. Worrying more about what is stuffed down the throat and (according to a book I've read) reducing the use of antibiotics would make more difference.