It's being suggested forcing children to participate in mandatory school sports can have serious long-term impacts on mental health. 

They also believe in some cases, it can destroy their relationship with exercise.  

But Engage Training child psychologist Kathryn Berkett told Mike Hosking science shows most people need to be pushed into uncomfortable positions. 

“If we don’t stretch into a tolerably uncomfortable space, we’re not going to get better.” 

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