To address the critical issue of youth social exclusion, recent surveys had highlighted that sports, beyond being a source of entertainment and physical fitness, served as a potent social and educational tool for achieving goals related to personal development and societal peace. Sports engaged youth in active participation and experiential learning, which were essential for effective education. They helped transform theoretical knowledge into practical skills, enhance long-term memory retention, and enabled youth to devise solutions to real-life problems. Consequently, sports educated youth in leadership, fostered role models, promoted peace, and provided hope for the future. S-POINT was a European youth project designed to tackle the challenges of social exclusion and marginalization among young people, while raising awareness about the importance of sports as a globally recognized tool for addressing inequalities and social exclusion. This initiative was crafted by young people for young people. EFID (European Federation of Intercultural Dialogue) believed that sports were crucial for developing key social and personal values in youth, such as teamwork, inclusion, discipline, perseverance, and fair play. Our experience supported the belief that youth engaged in sports were less likely to succumb to extremism and more likely to feel included and part of a community. S-POINT aimed to provide a workshop where youth workers would learn to effectively implement sports as an educational tool for social development. This project emphasized the inclusion of marginalized youth with fewer opportunities, who showed potential and interest in becoming community youth workers. The project intended to train and equip youth workers and leaders working with disadvantaged young people in underprivileged rural and urban areas. They were provided with essential tools, methods, and skills to use the European Training Strategy (ETS) methodology for sustainable regional development. S-POINT's objective was to build the capacity of youth workers from 8 countries through two activities: a Seminar in Greece and a Training Course in Poland. The first activity established a common understanding of ETS among participants through sports, preparing them for the second activity, where they developed, tested, and planned the practical application of ETS tools. Objectives: -Raised awareness of the importance of intercultural dialogue, mutual understanding, and tolerance among young Europeans from diverse backgrounds. -Highlighted the significance of social inclusion, especially for young people from disadvantaged cultural and ethnic minority groups. -Developed skills and competencies in young people to become active, sporty, and health-conscious European citizens. -Encouraged young people to advocate for inclusion, tolerance, dialogue, and healthy living in their communities. -Provided opportunities for disadvantaged youth through sport-based non-formal education. Needs addressed: -Enhanced the skills and critical thinking of youth workers and educated them on using sports as an educational tool. -Improved understanding of non-formal education and its lifelong learning opportunities. -Developed a sustainable and diverse youth network. -Generated new project ideas for Erasmus+. -Facilitated exchange of best practices among colleagues working with youth. A key challenge was that national education systems often did not provide the skills needed for the labor market, resulting in numerous unfilled positions across Europe. ETS aimed to bridge this gap by improving the soft skills, intercultural competencies, and teamwork abilities of youth across the EU. The project aligned with the objectives of the Erasmus+ Program and the EU Youth Strategy, contributing to the main goal of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2019-2027). Through Non-Formal Education (NFE) methods, the project enhanced cooperation among youth leaders and increased the capacities of young people in the EU, thereby improving their educational opportunities and employability.