Perfil do atletismo escolar do Rio Grande do Norte: iniciação multilateral e especialização precoce

Abstract

The present study highlighted how athletics is being worked in Rio Grande do Norte. A research of qualitative descriptive character, emphasizing points referring to the work methods of the trainers, characteristics of their work, age range of the students attended by them, and updating of the technicians. Based on the collected data, it was possible to note that the athletics of Rio Grande do Norte is characterized by volunteer work or social projects, with regard to sports initiation, all coaches highlighted important methods, work within the large group of tests , And the specialization in ages over 14 or 15 years, taking into account the chronological ages and training of their student-athletes, the study also highlighted the updating of the athletic trainers of Rio Grande do Norte, among the group analyzed it was possible That all coaches are looking for the constant updating of their training methods.