Abstract: Sport and youth work. It’s a recognised fact: besides being healthy, sport can also help promote integration and prevent violence. But how can this potential be exploited if, despite enjoying exercise, large numbers of young people have no interest in joining traditional sports clubs? The «Midnight Basketball» project fills this recreational gap and offers young people of both sexes an opportunity to play late-night Saturday basketball in public gyms.
Keywords: health promotion; sports; child; adolescent; school context; Switzerland