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More schools opt for 'less traditional' sports
New research by the Department for Education (DfE) has found that more UK schools are offering sports such as cheerleading and yoga in PE lessons.
According to the PE and Sport Survey 2009-10 football is still the most widely provided sport, with 98 per cent of schools surveyed offering it as part of their PE provision. However, there has been a slight decrease in the number of schools offering sports such as netball, hockey and rounders, compared with last year, while cheerleading, yoga and boxing area on the rise.
Elsewhere, rugby union was provided at two-thirds of schools during the 2009-10 academic year, falling from nearly three quarters during the 2005-06 academic year. The research also found that the number of pupils between Years 1-13 participating in at least two hours of PE each week has grown to 79 per cent, compared with 77 per cent in 2008-09.
There was also a "large" increase in the amount of pupils taking part in intra-school competition in 2009-10, with the figure now at 78 per cent. However, the figure for inter-school competition remains much lower.
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