New Safety in Sports Website

3 September 2009, the European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Eurosafe) launched the Safety in Sports project website, with a view to facilitating the exchange of good practice in the prevention of sport related injuries in Europe.

Please click here to view the website.

It is evident that regular physical activity is essential for keeping fit and for staying in good health. But, sporting also holds a risk of injury. About one in five medically treated injuries is related to sporting activities, which creates a huge burden for health services and health and social benefit expenditures.

Fortunately, there are many possibilities to prevent sports injuries such as through making sports infrastructures and (protective) equipment safer, adapting rules of the game, and by training and coaching.

Given the European dimension of physical activity, it is important to share good practices in safe sporting. Therefore Eurosafe is happy to introduce the Safety in Sports project, co-financed by the European Commission, that aims to share knowledge on the prevention of acute and overexertion injuries in Europe.

In the first few years, the project Safety in Sports will focus on two popular ball sports, handball and basketball. Through the project Safety in Sports, Eurosafe aims to establish a sustainable European network of experts from science, sports clubs and sports associations as well as from other institutions that have a keen interest in preventing sports injuries.

Additional information can be found on the flyer below.