The role of community sports activities in addiction prevention in children and youth

U ovom radu cilj je bio kroz dostupnu literaturu proučiti kakva je uloga sporta u prevenciji ovisnosti i kako sve sportske aktivnosti mogu pridonijeti u prevenciji ovisnosti kod djece i mladih. Pregledom literature došlo se do spoznaje kako sportske aktivnosti same po sebi imaju pregršt pozitivnih utjecaja na život i zdravlje djece i mladih, a obzirom na to kako je sport često zajednički povezujući faktor u zajednici, čini se kako je zbog toga i odličan alat u provedbi programa prevencije ovisnosti. Provedba sportskih preventivnih programa za djecu i mlade u zajednici zahtjeva uključivanje svih članova zajednice.In this paper the main goal was to study through the available literature and find what is the main role of sport in addiction prevention and how sports activities can contribute in addiction prevention for children and youth. The available literature has shown that sports activities have a handful of positive effects on the lives and health of children and youth. Furthermore, when it comes to sports it is often a common factor in the community and it seems that it is an excellent tool in a addiction prevention programs. The implementation of sports prevention programs for children and youth in the community requires the involvement of all community members