The aim of this study was to determine the activities and procedures of sports animation conducted among school children in the Istrian County and their inclinations towards specific sports activities. An anonymous online questionnaire titled "Activities and Procedures of Sports Animation among School Children" was administered to a sample of 229 elementary school children (128 female students and 101 male students) from grades 5 to 8 from various areas of the Istrian County. The questionnaire was specifically designed for this research. The results indicate that students most commonly choose sports activities organized as extracurricular or out-of-school activities at their school. They also often inherit their family tradition of engaging in a particular sport, get involved through friends, media, or local clubs in their area of residence or on their way to school. Some respondents participate in sports activities in other environments because their parents can financially support their children's desires (such as tennis, horseback riding, etc.). More than 25% of the respondents either do not engage in any sports activity at all or do so occasionally. Among those involved in some form of training process, the majority do not see themselves as professional or active athletes or potential recreational athletes in the future. All of this indicates that there are no systematic procedures for sports animation among school children in the Istrian County.