Brazilian athletics: a qualitative analysis of the environment for the development of sports talent
Abstract
The environment for the development of talent is composed of psychological, social and physiological aspects, beyond the physical and material conditions that influence such development, inside and outside the world of sport. The aim of this study was to verify if the context of Brazilian athletics can be a propelling or inhibiting element in the development of athletes. For this reason, 19 athletes of both sexes were interviewed, in the categories of under-18 and under-20, and five managers of five teams among the 35 best classified by results in the competitions held in 2015, 2016 and 2017. The interview model was based on the seven factors in the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire, created by Martindale. The analysis model was based on Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory, which seeks to analyse human development through proximate processes, people's characteristics, context and time. The theories used consider the talent environment in a generalized way. Among the results obtained, it was found that the main differences present between the contexts, both for athletes and managers, are in the physical and human structures. The teams that presented the best results are those that have a greater number of teachers and a better infrastructure and, therefore, can serve a greater number of athletes. It is concluded that the development environment impacts sports performance and the progression that the athlete will have in his career.
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