Abstract
The aim of the present study is to establish the impact of sports activities on forming social skills with adolescents. The object of the research is 81 students from schools in Sofia – Bulgaria, from the fifth to the seventh grade. The results show that sports activities stimulate the development of collaboration skill.
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