Abstract
Sports are considered as very strong agent for bringing positive changes in the behaviors of its participants. In this perspective a study was conducted in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to explore the perceptions of stakeholders about role of sports in curbing violent behaviors among youth. The study focused on eradication of antisocial behavior, aggressiveness, juvee delinquency, violence, criminal offensiveness, and negative sentiments through participation in sports. The population for the study comprised of four strata consisting of parents, teachers, students and sportsmen/women. Multiphase sampling technique was used for taking sample out of target population. Teachers and students were selected through simple random, while parents and sportsmen/women were selected through convenient sampling technique. It was found that stakeholders consider sports as quite effective instrument for curbing antisocial and fostering pro-social behavior. Sports were found very effective tool for elimination of certain social problems such as aggressiveness, juvee delinquency, violence, criminal offensiveness and negative sentiments. It was also found that sports are quite means of promoting self-control. It was recommended that sports competitions should be organized at union councils, tehsils and districts level and standard sports facilities should be provided to educational institutions and in each city and town of the country.