Controle de peso dos atletas do Judô para o JERN’S:a relação com a saúde dos atletas infantis e juvenis

Abstract

This article has as an objective to diagnose if there is a proper concern about body mass regulation in infant and young athletes of judo of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Methodology: In a descriptive quantitative transversal methodology, this study covers the population that is formed by the athletes who competed on Jern's (Rio Grande do Norte's School Games) in 2011 on infant and juvenile categories. The sample was randomly selected a total of fifty athletes, half of them being from infant category (15 and 16 year olds) and the other half being from the juvenile category (17 and 18 year olds), all of them male. The data collected through a questionnaire were analyzed with the aid of the SPSS program IDM 19, to be crossed and made statistics. Results and discussion: It was found that the percentile of the variables that provide an actual reading of the lack of concern with the body mass of athletes and the lack of a control programme. They only care about the weight when it is close to the competition (Jern's).Conclusion: As expected there is no planning and no proper care of the health of athletes, but not at its totality.