Children and Age Theft in Badminton Athlete Coaching

Children are the nation's future and have rights that must be protected, not least in the world of sports, especially badminton, but it is found that children in the coaching process, as athletes, must accept cheating that they do not want, such as age theft. In Article 1 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection, it is stated that child protection is to guarantee and protect children and their rights, including in coaching athletes who uphold the values of sportsmanship and fairness with the theft of children's age does not get their rights that should be obtained. This article is a normative research method. Normative legal research is a process to find a legal rule, legal principles, and doctrines of the law to address the legal issues related to age theft and child protection in badminton coaching. Interest in badminton makes competition tighter, so age theft committed by clubs, coaches, and parents is a very important reason to pay attention to when coaching badminton athletes. However, in competitions that often occur, acts of age theft still often occur and violate the principle of sportsmanship in the world of sports, which is important for the development of coaching young badminton athletes. Violation of these rights: can children still be protected while coaching badminton athletes?