July 6, 2026
With the research phase completed, the project now moves towards direct cooperation with sport clubs in the partner countries. Through...
360 SAFE PLAY
360 Child Protection Integrated System for sports clubs and associations
Funded through CERV-2025-DAPHNE programme
About the project
The 360 Safe Play project addresses the growing issue of violence against children and adolescents by proposing a multidimensional approach that can be implemented in sports clubs and associations across the EU. Its main goal is to create safe environments through awareness-raising, prevention, early detection, and peer-to-peer restorative practices.
The project highlights the importance of community involvement and institutional coordination. The methodology is grounded in the active participation of children and adolescents, combined with professional training and support through innovative learning methods and technologies.
The project aligns with recent legislation that promotes the comprehensive protection of children and adolescents from violence. It aims to strengthen child safeguarding by establishing a holistic system within sports clubs and associations, emphasizing a community-based approach and prioritizing the well-being of children and adolescents.
The project’s final outputs will include a range of materials designed to support the replication and scaling of the model across other clubs, sports associations, and federations throughout the EU.
Project outputs
State of art of European child protection policies, legal framework, academic and SPORT ASSOCIATIONS best practices aligned
State-of-art report
The report offers a clear overview of child protection policies in sport, combining legal analysis, scientific evidence and insights from practice.
Child Gender and LGBTQI Impact Assessment
Assessment report
This deliverable assesses how gender norms, patriarchy, heteronormativity and discrimination related to gender identity, gender expression and perceived sexual orientation may affect children’s safety, participation and access to protection in grassroots sport.
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July 6, 2026
Following the initiation of the 360 Safe Play project, the consortium has reached an important milestone with the publication of...
February 19, 2026
Ensuring safe, inclusive and well-governed sport environments is a core priority of ENGSO. As highlighted in our Policy Programme, integrity,...
Objectives of the project
The overall objective of 360 Safe Play is to improve child protection by co-creating a comprehensive 360-degree integrated child protection system centred on children’s needs in sports clubs, federations and associations, using a community and participatory based approach.
The project is aligned with the general objective of the CERV-Call to prevent and combat violence against children by:
Addressing the specific needs of children and adolescents in sports centres. Our project will implement targeted actions to strengthen these systems and ensure that sports centres are safe environments.
Developing and implementing tailor-made tools and resources. Our project will co-create resources to support sports centres in preventing, detecting and reporting acts of violence against children.
Building – up a multi-disciplinary cooperation among key expert entities in the field of children protection, sports and knowledge development in Europe.
Capacity building for children, families and sports clubs, federations and associations from different contexts
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