Motives of participation in Paraná School Games of students-athlets in Brazil

ABSTRACT Some surveys pointed out that only one part of the children and youths practice sports with some regularity, and that those who start a sports practice, there is a high rate of abandonment. In this sense, experts point out that understanding the reasons that lead to a sport practice can be an important way to understand this phenomenon, especially for the school athlete. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify the reasons for sports practice of school athletes participating in the School Games of Paraná 2016 and the variables, gender, age, and training time. In total, 2014 school athletes participated in the study. The results demonstrate that school athletes gave greatest importance to aspects related to improvement in technical skills, tackling challenges and exposure to risks, learning new skills, and moving to a higher level.

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Main Authors: Grubertt,Guilherme Alves, Cavazzotto,Timothy, Vaz Junior,Arnaldo, Mouad,Mariana, Dib,Luiz Roberto Paez, Dourado,Antonio Carlos, Serassuelo Junior,Helio
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Murcia 2020
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1578-84232020000200007
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