Australian kids can't run, jump, throw: study

Australia may pride itself on its sporting prowess, but a new study has revealed that most of its children struggle to run, jump, kick and catch a ball.

Research led by the University of Sydney has uncovered an overall decline in children's ability to perform the skills at the appropriate age - with most seven year olds yet to have mastered leaping, running and jumping.

"The majority of our children don't have these skills," Louise Hardy from the university's School of Public Health told AFP on Sunday.

"It's a total myth that kids will naturally acquire these particular skills. They do need some tuition."

The study, which analysed data gathered in 2010 from...

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