In this study, we examined the probability of coaches’ survival in the top Brazilian professional football championship considering variation across the competitive seasons between 2012 and 2017, considering a multilevel framework. We also considered whether previous coaching experience in the top Brazilian professional football championship would change the probability of coaches’ survival across the season. The data considered 4,560 games from the top professional Brazilian football league (Campeonato Brasileiro Série A) between the 2012 and 2017 seasons. At the start of each season, the coach from each team was followed, being recorded at the time the event occurred, i.e., the coach being sacked. A total survival of 120 coaches was considered between the seasons of 2012 and 2017, i.e., 20 coaches at the beginning of each season. Coaches were assigned as novice (no previous experience as head coach in the top Brazilian championship) or experienced (with at least some previous experience as head coach in the top Brazilian championship). Data were available and extracted from the official website of the Brazilian Football Confederation 1 . On average and considering un-pooled observations, the median life of a coach was about 16.5 rounds. Considering variation between 2012 and 2017 seasons, only about 26.3% (95% CI: 18.2–36.1) of the coaches ended a season without being sacked. By mid-season, at round 19, the probability of coaches’ survival was 0.42 (95% CI: 0.32–0.53). Variation between season on survival estimates per round was substantial (between-season standard deviation = 0.48, 95% credible intervals: 0.25–0.95; corresponding to an inverse logit = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.56–0.72). There was no substantial variation between novice and experienced coaches’ survival probability. The present results expose the vulnerability of the coaching context in Brazilian football, potentially highlighting an excessive emphasis on short-term results to mediate club management decisions.

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.

INTRODUÇÃO: A aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento profissional em Educação Física ocorrem em diferentes contextos. Entre eles, as comunidades de prática são consideradas um contexto promissor, pois possibilitam a participação ativa, envolvendo os membros em um ambiente colaborativo onde o aprendizado e o desenvolvimento ocorrem com e através das relações pessoais. OBJETIVO: Desse modo, o objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma metassíntese a respeito dos fatores que influenciam o desenvolvimento e manutenção das comunidades de prática de professores e futuros professores de Educação Física.MÉTODOS: A metassíntese é uma metodologia de revisão sistemática que sintetiza os resultados de estudos qualitativos em categorias. Os resultados dos estudos originais foram analisados e sintetizados a partir da análise de conteúdo. As categorias foram determinadas a priori: engajamento mútuo, empreendimento em conjunto e repertório compartilhado.RESULTADOS: Os resultados dos 16 estudos selecionados nos indicam que as comunidades de prática na formação e no desenvolvimento profissional tem origem a partir das necessidades dos interessados. A negociação quanto ao tema ou conteúdo dos encontros ocorreram tanto no início quanto ao longo dos encontros. A comunidades de prática apresentaram diferentes objetivos: aprender a ensinar Educação Física, aprender a implementar modelos de ensino, elaborar um novo currículo, aprender a aplicar uma determinada abordagem de ensino e aperfeiçoar práticas de ensino. Já a manutenção ocorreu a partir das trocas de experiências profissionais e das relações pessoais informais em diferentes contextos: em redes sociais, no estágio obrigatório do curso de graduação, na disciplina do curso de graduação e encontro de grupos de professores. Vale destacar o papel do facilitador para que o repertório compartilhado fosse criado. CONCLUSÃO: Em suma, as comunidades de prática se apresentam como um excelente contexto de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento profissional, já que as comunidades de prática investigadas parecem ter satisfeito as necessidades dos participantes.ABSTRACT. Community of practice in physical education teacher education and professional development: a metasynthesis.BACKGROUND: Learning and professional development in Physical Education occur in different contexts. Among them, communities of practice are considered to be a promising context as they enable active participation. Engaging members in a collaborative environment where learning and development take place with and through personal relationships.OBJECTIVE: Thus, the aim of this study was to carry out a meta-synthesis about the factors that influence the development and maintenance of communities of practice for teachers and future Physical Education teachers.METHODS: Metasynthesis is a systematic review methodology that synthesizes the results of qualitative studies in categories. The results of the original studies were analyzed and synthesized from the content analysis. The categories were determined a priori: mutual engagement, joint enterprise and shared repertoire.RESULTS: The results of the 16 selected studies indicate that the communities of practice in teacher education and professional development originate from the needs of those interested. Negotiations regarding the theme or content of the meetings took place both at the beginning and throughout the meetings. The communities of practice had different objectives: learn to teach Physical Education, learn to implement teaching models, develop a new curriculum, learn to apply a particular teaching approach and improve teaching practices. Maintenance, on the other hand, occurred based on the exchange of professional experiences and informal personal relationships in different contexts: in social networks, in the mandatory stage of the undergraduate course, in the subject of the undergraduate course and meeting of groups of teachers. It is worth highlighting the role of the facilitator so that the shared repertoire was created.CONCLUSION: In short, communities of practice present themselves as an excellent context for learning and professional development, since the communities of practice investigated seem to have satisfied the needs of the participants.

The aim was to identify the beliefs about teaching practices oriented to constructivism by Elementary Physical Education teachers of the Florianópolis Metropolitan Nucleus, in Santa Catarina, Brazil. In this quantitative and descriptive study, 129 Physical Education teachers from Elementary School answered a questionnaire to characterize the participants, and a translated and adapted version of the Constructivist Teaching Practices Inventory in Elementary Physical Education - CTPI-EPE. Descriptive statistic and binary logistic regression analysis were used, with the aid of the open source software “R”, version 3.6.1. The results revealed that regardless of personal, academic and professional characteristics, Physical Education teachers investigated perceive their teaching often oriented towards constructivism. It stands out, teachers with a temporary job often have beliefs related to teaching practices oriented towards general constructivism; teachers who did not participate in courses on sports education have beliefs oriented to the development of social cooperation; and professors with a temporary relationship and with a lato sensu graduate program had a greater chance of promoting students' personal relevance in their classes.

RESUMO O objetivo do estudo foi analisar as fontes de crenças sobre as estratégias de ensino dos esportes coletivos de universitários do curso de Licenciatura em Educação Física de uma universidade pública do sul do Brasil. Adotaram-se procedimentos de estudo qualitativo em que participaram 4 universitários. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de observação sistemática, seguido de entrevistas com estimulação de memória e analisados através da Análise de Conteúdo. Os resultados indicaram que as fontes de crenças estavam relacionadas as experiências de prática motora, os feedbacks e as observações de professores. Conclui-se que as crenças dos universitários se desenvolveram por experiências ao longo da vida, envolvendo diversos contextos e situações de aprendizagem.