Panathlon Declaration on Ethics in Youth Sports

This declaration represents our commitment to go beyond discussion and to establish clear rules of conduct in the pursuit of the positive values in youth sport. We declare that:

1. We will promote the positive values in youth sport more actively with sustained effort and good planning.

2. We will continue our effort to eliminate all forms of discrimination in youth sport.

3. We recognise and adopt the fact that sports also can produce negative effects and that preventive and curative measures are needed to protect children.

4. We welcome the support of sponsors and media but believe that this support should be in accordance with the major objectives of youth sport.

5. We therefore formally endorse "The Panathlon Charter on the Rights of the Child in Sport".

All children have the right :

to practice sports to enjoy themselves and to play to live in a healthy environment
to be treated with dignity
to be trained and coached by competent people
to take part in training that is adapted to their age, individual rhythm and competence
to match themselves against children of the same level in a suitable competition
to practice sport in safe conditions
to rest
to have the opportunity to become a champion, or not to be a champion

All this can only be achieved when governments, sports federations, sports agencies, sports goods industries, media, business, sport scientists, sport managers, trainers, parents and children endorse this declaration.

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Panathlon Declaration on Ethics in Youth Sports