Every year, thousands of children choose to join a sports club or participate in recreational activities such as day camps and summer camps. Participation in these activities promotes the healthy development of the child. However, we should be aware that sports and recreational activities can represent risks and dangers to children.
This Best Practice Guide is addressed to sports federations/associations and sports clubs, as well as to institutions, organisations and entrepreneurs who organize day and summer camps for children and/or who offer minors other recreational activities.
Sports professionals and those who work for organizations that provide recreational activities for children, as well as parents of young athletes and children who go to day and summer camps, can find this guide useful for preventing children from being harmed in any way.
This publication was produced within the European project "Keeping Children Safe in Sport" ("Keeping Children Safe in Sport"), co-financed by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Program of the European Union (REC 2014-2020) and coordinated by Terre des hommes Romania Foundation, in partnership with Terre des hommes Greece and Terre des hommes Hungary. Its content is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not reflect the opinions of the European Commission. The European Commission cannot be held liable for any use of the information contained therein.
