Violence among children in sports

Na samom početku rada definiran je pojam sporta, rečeno je nešto o psihologiji sporta, dobrobitima sporta, emocionalnom kontekstu sporta te mogućim psihosocijalnim promjenama kod djece i mladih koje donosi sport. Nadalje, u radu je definiran pojam nasilja i objašnjena razlika između termina “nasilje” i “zlostavljanje” među djecom i mladima. Zatim, u radu je kratko opisan pojam sportskog ponašanja (eng.Fair play-a) te je detaljnije objašnjena pojava nasilja među djecom u sportu, koja opisana na primjeru nogometa, jednog od najpopularnijih sportova, kako u Hrvatskoj, tako i u svijetu. Nadalje, u radu je problematizirana uloga socijalnog radnika u ovom području. Na samom kraju ponovljene su najvažnije činjenice, donesen zaključak o važnosti sporta u životu djece, o važnosti sprječavanja nasilja među djecom u sportu te ulogama koje u životu djece trebaju imati roditelji i treneri te koje bi mogli imati socijalni radnici.The article first defines the term of sport, says something about sport psychology, benefits of sport, emotional context of sport, and about possible psychosocial changes in children and young people brought by sport. Then comes the paragraph about violence. The concept of violence is defined and the difference between the terms "violence" and "abuse" between children and young people is explained. Furthermore, the paper briefly describes the notion of fair play and explains in more detail the occurrence of violence among children in sports, especially in football, one of the most popular sports, both in Croatia and in the world. The next paragraph is dealing with the role of a social worker in this area. At the very end of the paper, important facts are repeated, and importance of sport in the lives of children is emphasized. What is also emphasized is importance of preventing violence among children in sport, and importance of roles that parents and coaches should have in the lives of children, and the role which social workers might have