Barriers

Barriers (Girls aged 0-14)

Girls 0-8 years:

• Being the wrong age (too old/young) for available activities ¹²⁹

Girls 9-14 years:

• Lack of confidence (in competence/self/body image) ^{8, 16, 17, 29, 30, 36, 37, 129}
• Don’t like sport or physical activity ^{16, 129}
• Not enough time/too many other commitments ^{1, 30, 129}
• Cost of activities/transport ^{6, 10, 129}
• Quality of sport experience (coaching, facilities, non-inclusive/welcoming environments) ^{36, 38, 118}

Barriers (Women aged 15+)

• Not enough time/too many other commitments ^{2, 24, 25, 26, 27, 129}
• Cost (child care, transport, facilities, specific clothing/equipment) ^{14, 20, 118}
• Fear of being judged and self-consciousness about appearance, body image, skills ^{1, 14, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30}
• Poor health or injury ^{14, 129}
• Competitive/male dominated sports culture ^{1, 30, 31, 32, 121}
• Limited media coverage/role models ^{19, 33, 118}
• Feeling unsafe, social stereotyping (sexuality and ability), harassment ^{11, 15, 34, 35, 118}
• Peer pressure (to not participate) ⁶
• Expense of training and competition ^{14, 20}
• Inconvenient training times ²⁰
• Low levels of physical literacy or perceptions of competence ²⁶