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constituída por um total de 52 treinadores de Futebol Jovem masculino dos escalões de
Infantis, Iniciados e Juvenis.
Com este estudo pretende-se caracterizar e avaliar a participação dos jovens no Futebol,
bem como perceber o pensamento dos treinadores em relação à participação desportiva dos
jovens e à estruturação dos quadros competitivos.
Palavras-chave: Futebol; participação desportiva; formação; jovens; treinador.
Abstract
Soccer is a sport practiced by most young people in Madeira. Despite the large participation
of young people in football there are no studies that evaluate this participation qualitatively.
This study was conducted within Sport training with children and youth, and has the
following objectives: 1º to evaluate the influence of chronological age in the opportunities
available for young participation in sports, specifically in Football, 2nd to know the coaches
mind in the organization and tables of activities for children and young people in Football,
3rd to evaluate the time dedicated to the sport practice by young people and the
relationship between the number of training sessions and competitions.
For this study we chose a qualitative methodology by applying a questionnaire to the
football coach’s in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The sample consists in a total of 52
male coaches of Young Soccer teams from the levels of Kids, Beginners and Young.
With this study we intend to characterize and evaluate young participation in football, as
well understanding the coaches thinking in relation to sport participation of young people
and the competitive structure of the competitions.
Key Words: Football; sport participation; training; young people; coach.