Children and Young People at Risk and Their Inclusion Into the Community Through Sports

Autor u ovome radu naglasak stavlja na djecu i mlade u riziku te pokušava utvrditi uključenost sportskih organizacija u rad s djecom i mladima u riziku u svrhu otklanjanja i sprječavanja rizičnih ponašanja te njihovog lakšeg uključivanja u zajednicu. U radu se stoga objašnjavaju pojmovi rizičnog ponašanja te pokušava prikazati ponašanja koja su svojstvena djeci i mladima u riziku. Naglašava se i uloga pedagoga u radu s djecom i mladima u riziku gledajući na koje bi načine pedagog mogao osigurati kvalitetniji rast i razvoje djece i mladih u riziku. Ujedno, ovaj rad govori i o važnosti kvalitetnog provođenja slobodnog vremena te prikazuje kako slobodno vrijeme provedeno unutar sporta može biti zaštitni čimbenik od rizičnog ponašanja. Promatra se i uloga škole u organizaciji slobodnog vremena kod djece i mladih kako bi se stvorili zaštitni čimbenici od rizičnog ponašanja i zadovoljile potrebe i interesi djece za aktivno provođenje slobodnog vremena. Uključivanjem svih sudionika društva mogu se osmisliti kvalitetni programi koji će olakšati uključivanje djece i mladih u riziku u zajednicu. Upravo zbog toga provedeno je istraživanje sa voditeljima/trenerima sportskih organizacija putem kojeg se pokušava utvrditi uključenost sportskih organizacija u rad s djecom i mladima u rizičnom ponašanju, kao i načini rad s istima te suradnja sa stručnim suradnicima i lokalnom zajednicom pomoću koje bi se uspostavio kvalitetniji rad s djecom i mladima u riziku. U radu se ističe važnost suradnje svih dionika društva u korist razvoja djece i mladih u riziku.In this paper the author highlights children and young people that are at risk and tries to determine the inclusion of sport organizations in the work with children and young people that are at risk in order to eliminate and prevent their risky behaviour and to include them into the community easier. Therefore, in the paper, terms of risky behaviour are explained and the paper tries to present behaviour that is typical for children and young people that are at risk. What is also analyzed is the role school have in the organization of leisure time of children and young people in order to create factors that will protect them from risky behaviour and satisfy the needs and interests of children for actively spending their free time. Also, this paper presents the importance of quality spent leisure time and shows how leisure focused on sports can be a protective factor that prevents risky behaviour. Moreover what is stressed is the role of pedagogues in their work with children and young people in risk, analyzing the ways in which a pedagogue might secure a quality growth and development of children and young people in risk. With the inclusion of all participants of the society, quality programmes that will facilitate the inclusion of children and young people that are in risk in a community can be designed. Precisely because of this, a research has been conducted with managers and coaches of sports organizations in order to determine the extent of the inclusion of sports organizations in work with children and young people at risky behaviour. What is also analyzed are the ways of working with children and cooperation with expert associates and local community through which a more quality work with children and young people at risk is to be established