A Comprehensive List Of Sports And Extracurricular Activities For Your Kids

Rowing

For upper body and core strength, rowing can be played in singular or team competitions and is great for building your kids’ self esteem.

Where to find out more information and where to play:

• Rowing Australia

Surf Life Saving (Nippers)

It teaches life skills, swimming, surfing and water awareness.

Where to find out more information and where to play:

• Become a Nipper: My Beach

Surfing

Whole body activating sport, water skills and balance, surfing is a popular sport played nationally and internationally.

Where to find out more information and where to play:

• Surfing Australia

Sailing

An international sport that teaches rope skills, tide reading and water awareness, sailing is a great sport for racing or as a hobby.

Where to find out more information and where to play:

• Discover Sailing

Dragon Boat Racing

A great group activity that can be competitive, and develops upper body and core strength.

Where to find out more information and where to play:

• Australian Dragon Boat Federation

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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