Insufficiently active 15-17 year olds

These teenagers are a bit more ambivalent toward sport and physical activity.

They participate, but they are only active every second day. A bad experience is likely to put this cohort off doing more because they have less confidence in their ability.

606,000 people74% of 15-17 year olds

3.4 Average number of sessions per week

2.3 Average number of different activities

Characteristics

• Fear being judged and are put off by team selection processes
• Lack fitness and skills and worry they can't keep up
• Find that sport causes mental stress and adds pressure
• Put off by the involvement of other parents i.e. favouritism
• Increasing time commitments, including work, study, family, friends and new interests
• Decreasing levels of support from parents who value other commitments over sport e.g. study.

Addressing these concerns when organising sport experiences will give more teenagers the opportunity to play, as it will match the experience they want at this stage of their life.