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Toxic masculinity: How sports coaches are helping to tackle issue

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Jordan Puente was 13 when he was expelled from school and had weekly run-ins with the police.

At 14 his anger and aggressive behaviour was so challenging, his mum feared he would end up in prison.

A sports coach and mentor called Roddy Slater set him on a path that would transform his life.

Puente now works for Slater , who runs Raw Mentoring in Reading, to help vulnerable young people.

Kiran Wiltshire has coached thousands of children in the Leicester area over 20 years .

She says people like her are "an important lifeline" for the youngsters.

"Sometimes the solution doesn't come from me. It actually comes from them, or it's driven by something in their environment," she says.

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