The role of sports in the development of a young individual

As an organized physical activity, sport requires activation of physical and psychological dimensions of a young person; the social aspect of sports constitutes its inseparable part. These features give an important role to sporting activities in beneficial impact on health, understood as individual’s state of physical, spiritual and social welfare. This paper deals with physiological and psychological mechanisms in young athlete’s organism influenced by physical (sporting) activity as well as sociological aspects of training in lives of individuals and their surroundings. The technological progress has made the life of the contemporary man easier, which left the immense potential that the human organism has for physical activity neglected and unused. There is numer-ous scientific evidence underpinning the statement that physical inactivity causes numerous chronical diseases and is one of the major issues in the public health system of the developed part of the world. In the past several years, the World Health Organiza-tion has drawn the attention of the global community to the importance of physical activity in the prevention of different diseas-es. The influence of sport on health spreads beyond its exclusively physical aspects. It affects young person’s character, fosters and develops strategic thinking, analytical decision-making, leadership skills, setting one’s objectives and taking risks.