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Informal sport and recreation
Most people get their first contact with sport through informal play as children.
This could be kicking a football with their friends, swimming at the beach or just
having fun making up their own games. This first taste of sport or recreation is very
important. If it is a negative experience, chances are that as adults these people
will not participate in either formal or informal sport.
Informal sport for children is also a very important step to them joining sporting
clubs and playing formal sport.
Informal sport also plays a big part in many adults’ lives. Many adults jog, swim,
play social volleyball and many other games with their friends as a way to:
• socialise
• decrease stress
• keep fit.
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