Análise dos fatores que provocam o abandono da prática esportiva em escolares do ensino médio na cidade de Natal/RN

Abstract

The practice of sports at school is an extremely important factor for the motor, cognitive and social development of an adolescent, so this study investigates the factors that cause high school teenagers to drop out of the sport within the school in the city of Natal RN. Aims to identify the main reasons that cause this abandonment of sports practice, and thus try to find a solution to this problem. This is a qualitative research, with a descriptive study typology, with a cross-section, and is based on the content analysis approach, as an analysis technique. This research took place virtually through the teaching platform of the participating school, through a link from the google form available in it. The study included 76 students enrolled at School das Neves and who for some reason stopped playing sports at the school. After performing several readings of the completed forms, we identified in our study ten categories that are related to the abandonment of sports practice within the school environment, they are: choice, exchange, permanence, study, competition, defeat, anxiety, pressure, difficulty and time. We realized with this study that the main factors are related to psychological conditions caused by insecurity, fear, stress, frustration, lack of motivation and loss of interest. That is why it is important to have an individualized look at students who abandon the sport, as we know the importance of them continuing to practice some physical exercise at school and that this helps them in all phases of transformation passed during this period and for their future life outside the school environment.