Coach’s call to give homework the boot GIRLS QUITTING SOCCER OVER SCHOOL WORK LOADS
Da Silva’s co-accused, Ivanilce (Lisa) Vailones Fidelis (46) pleaded not guilty to all 18 counts against her.
Vailones Fidelis, of Castle Manor, Racecourse Road, Roscommon denied two counts of human trafficking and one count of organising prostitution.
Vailones Fidelis further pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of money laundering the proceeds of crime and one count of removing proceeds of crime from the State in the same time period.
The trial continues. teenagers, to give up training and matches,” he said.
“Getting out in the fresh air and training with other girls, without a phone in sight, is good for their mental health.
Any sport is.
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“I see teenagers itching to get away from training because they have homework to finish. It’s a complete distraction for them from what should be an enjoyable activity.
“Kids are being put under unnecessary pressure to get reams of work done and their after-school activities, be them sport, dance, music lessons, are being affected.
“My daughters come home, grab something to eat and disappear upstairs grumbling about all the homework they get, which they say makes them learn.
“They should learn in school and a little homework should be given for revision but they shouldn’t have to spend hours at it. “Covid took basically two years out of their lives from sport and social interaction. Now is the time that we should be encouraging all kids, men and women, to be active in sport.
“I see more and more teenagers dropping out...especially in major exam years but we need to realise that sport lets them release steam and stress.”