Analysis of young people in sports: an experience report

Abstract

Background: Sport psychology should pay attention to the issue of young athletes, as this age group has great importance to the future, whether in sport or not, because young people are in development and such interventions enable the formation of the individual in its entirety. Objective: Report the experience of a Social Futsal Project, listing the problems related to sports psychology, as well as the proposed strategies. Methods: Experience report was used as the research method. Observations of a social project for futsal athletes were verified and recorded. Strategies were proposed and evaluated regarding their effectiveness. Results: It was observed that young people showed a negative aggressive attitude through fights and discussions during training and competitions. Group leaders were identified and communication was established with them, especially regarding feedback. This whole issue took into account the social context and thus the question of cohesion, especially the social one, was worked out. This whole process resulted in improvements in the aggressiveness issue initially mentioned. Conclusion: It was verified that the strategies adopted had positive results, but we emphasized the importance of considering the context, analyzing the specificity and individuality of each case, which enables the adoption of efficient strategies.