Intervenção dos profissionais de educação física na organização de grandes eventos esportivos: o caso da copa América Brasil 2019

Abstract

Bearing in mind that sporting events have been happening more frequently and have an increasing audience and impact, this field of action presents itself as a potential alternative for the performance of these professionals. Thus, this research sought to analyze the intervention of Physical Education professionals in the Copa America Brazil 2019, following a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory approach. In order to achieve the objective aforementioned, we interviewed six Physical Education professionals who worked at that event, particularly in the competition sector, which is responsible for supporting the competing teams and the referees. To generate the data, a semi-structured interview wasadministered to six participants who were selected through the “snowball” technique. The interviews were held online through the Google Meet platform and the data were analyzed qualitatively through discursive analysis techniques. The study revealed that there is a predominance of males in the management of the event and living in the southeastern region of the country seemed to facilitate the insertion of professionals in this type of event. Academic training was pointed out as essential for this professional field. In addition, the profile of the Physical Education professional who wants to work in event management was described as extremely capable and articulate, knowing how to delegate functions, having good communication, mastering other languages, having a vast network of contacts and mastering the articulation of interdisciplinary knowledge.