Sport shapes children and adolescents — it teaches discipline, teamwork and self-confidence. But the same coach–athlete relationship of trust that makes sport so powerful can, when clear boundaries are missing, also become a source of risk.
The CoViS project (Combating Violence in Sport), co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, examined the experiences of 184 athletes and the views of 16 coaches from Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria, with the aim of developing practical tools for prevention and safe reporting.
Over the coming days, we will share some of the key findings from the research — with one clear goal: to make sport a safer environment for every child and every athlete.
The project was funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Sport Collaborative Partnership programme.
CoViS – Combating Violence in Sport is an Erasmus+ Sport project co-funded by the European Union.
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