Envolvimento dos familiares no processo de formação esportiva no basquetebol feminino

Alexandra Folle; Juarez Vieira do Nascimento; William das Neves Salles; Larissa Fernanda Porto Maciel; Eduardo José Dallegrave

doi:10.4025/jphyseduc.v29i1.2914

Alexandra Folle Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Juarez Vieira do Nascimento Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
William das Neves Salles Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Larissa Fernanda Porto Maciel Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Eduardo José Dallegrave Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/jphyseduc.v29i1.2914

Keywords: Family relations. Parents. Sports.

Abstract

The development of a sports career is influenced by personal factors such as motivation and goals in sport, as well as by contextual factors such as training and competition requirements, follow-ups and incentives from managers, coaches, colleagues and family members. In considering, in particular, the relevance and influence of the family in the competitive sports scenario of young athletes, this study had the objective of analyze the involvement of family members in the process of sports development of 31 women's basketball athletes belonging to a sports club in the state of Santa Catarina/Brazil. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews with athletes, sports managers, and sports coaches, which were analyzed by content analysis technique in NVivo software (version 9.2). Most family members of the athletes practiced or is still practicing sports, especially basketball. There was predominance of family members’ moderate involvement in the young athletes’ sports career, which is embodied by the presence in the competitions and by providing informational, emotional, and concrete support. Moreover, there were found positive behaviors of family members regarding to the athletes’ performance requirements in basketball practice.