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The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between birthplace and relative age with winning Olympic medals in Brazilian athletes. he sample consisted of 186 Olympic medalist athletes born in Brazil. Data analysis was performed through descriptive (incidence and percentage) and inferential statistics (Chi-Square to binary logistic regression). he association between population contingents and Olympic champions presented a signiicant result (p <0.05); however, no signiicant associations were found with relative age. It was concluded that most Olympic medalists were born in places that present better living conditions, with intermediate MHDI, which appears only in cities with more than 100 thousand habitants, and relative age is not an important criterion in winning medals among athletes investigated.

Female basketball athlete development environment: proposed guidelines and success factors Entorno para el desarrollo de atletas de baloncesto femenino: las directrices propuestas y los factores de éxito ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the guidelines and success factors of a sport club that contribute to the identification and development of female basketball athletes. The context investigated comprises a Brazilian club with strong tradition in the training of athletes and important sporting achievements in the sport. Data collection used interviews and documentary sources, which were analyzed using the technique of content analysis. The results showed the importance of administrative organization of sports institutions guided by solid training guidelines that support the club management actions and emphasize the importance of public-private partnerships to increase the federated sport, where sponsorship exchanges such as scholarships in private universities and government policies become crucial for maintaining athletes in adulthood. However, as municipal public institutions do not have as priority elite sport, the basketball club investigated has presented difficulties in keeping teams of higher and adult ages in the scenario to which they belong. In this sense, sports managers and coaches should establish clear guidelines for the strengthening of the organizational culture of the institution, since, with structural conditions and greater sense of belonging to the club, there are higher possibilities for maintenance of talents in the sports institution.

Analisaram-se as inter-relações da autoeficácia (AE) discente com aspectos da formação inicial de 385 estudantes universitários de Educação Física. Foram aplicadas a Escala de Autoeficácia na Formação Superior e a Escala de Motivação Acadêmica aos estudantes, e os resultados revelaram diferenças significativas na AE discente, considerando-se as variáveis sexo, curso realizado, participação em atividades de pesquisa e extensão, Índice de Aproveitamento Acadêmico e Índice de Autodeterminação. As evidências ressaltam a importância da investigação aprofundada da AE no Ensino Superior, que pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento acadêmico-profissional do estudante e para a melhoria da qualidade dos cursos de graduação ofertados.

Este estudo objetivou, a partir de uma intervenção pedagógica, com o conteúdo Atletismo enfatizando aspectos históricos e culturais, analisar suas interfaces com a formação, conhecimento e desenvolvimento humano dos alunos na Educação Física Escolar. Nesse processo de introduzir e contextualizar o tema experimentado optou-se pelo jogo como ferramenta de aprendizagem. As unidades foram determinadas pelas provas atléticas de correr, lançar e saltar. A experiência se desenvolveu numa turma de vinte e cinco alunos do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma Escola Pública no município de São Jose (SC), Brasil. As aulas foram filmadas para posterior análise. Ainda, na avaliação, utilizou a entrevista semiestruturada empregando a técnica do grupo focal. Com a ida do Atletismo a escola, ao introduzir e resgatar elementos da história do homem, desenvolvendo conhecimento, as vivências lúdicas com o jogo, oportunizaram ao aluno, competências, saberes e valores, que contribuíram significativamente em seu desenvolvimento humano.