A influência dos pais na iniciação e manutenção da prática desportiva de crianças e jovens segundo a perspetiva dos treinadores

Ana Pereira; Gonçalo Morais; Vitor Paixão; Teresa Fonseca; Hélder Miguel Fernandes

doi:10.6063/motricidade.38487

The influence of parents on the initiation and maintenance of sports practice by children and young people from the perspective of coaches

Authors

Ana Pereira Instituto Politécnico da Guarda https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5803-8542
Gonçalo Morais Instituto Politécnico da Guarda https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0144-2153
Vitor Paixão Instituto Politécnico da Guarda https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2332-669X
Teresa Fonseca Instituto Politécnico da Guarda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2225-4576
Hélder Miguel Fernandes Instituto Politécnico da Guarda https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8667-4871

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.38487

Keywords:

Sports practice, parental influence, young people, sports initiation, sports maintenance

Abstract

The main objectives of this study are to determine the parental influences on the adherence and maintenance of different sports participation (athletics, karate, basketball, volleyball, football), according to the perception of coaches of children and Young people. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. Participants were five coaches (one female and four male) aged between 27 and 67 years old and with sports degrees between level 2 and level 4. The main results are divided into four dimensions (social, economic, psychological, pedagogical). Socialization is present in all the sports covered. The parents’ socioeconomic status is an influence on individual sports. Parents influence the initiation and maintenance of sports practice, being the main informants of athletes’ difficulties, or parents can be negative influencers trying to make their children performance athletes by changing their psychological state. Team sports have pedagogical interventions with important rules, and parents are often a barrier in their application.

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2025-05-10

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Pereira, A., Morais, G., Paixão, V., Fonseca, T., & Fernandes, H. M. (2025). The influence of parents on the initiation and maintenance of sports practice by children and young people from the perspective of coaches. Motricidade, 21, e38487. https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.38487

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Vol. 21 (2025): Congreso Internacional Conexiones Iberoamericanas en Ciencias del Deporte

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