Como pensar o voleibol de praia sociologicamente

Abstract

Este artigo trata de uma análise sociológica da história do Voleibol de Praia. Aqui procuramos responder: por que o desenvolvimento internacional da modalidade ocorreu no Brasil e não nos EUA? Como hipótese apresentamos que a estrutura do campo Voleibol de Praia vem sendo determinada pela disputa de duas instituições, a Federação Internacional de Voleibol (FIVB) e a Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP). Os objetivos foram investigar por que o Brasil foi o local onde o Voleibol de Praia se transformou em show business internacional e analisar as configurações entre os agentes/estruturas que compõem o campo. O recorte compreendeu o intervalo de 1985 a 2004. Como referencial teórico metodológico de análise, buscamos na teoria dos campos de Pierre Bourdieu o instrumental capaz de explicitar as relações que se estabelecem no contexto socioeconômico contemporâneo, aplicando-o na leitura do desenvolvimento do Voleibol de Praia. Constatamos que a FIVB assumiu o controle do campo e o Brasil passou a ser uma estrutura estruturante da modalidade.

Anthropometric Values of Spanish Beach Volleyball Players in Relation to Sports Performance Level

“…The increased body weight between M1 and M3 is primarily conditioned by the fat percentage (8.4% versus 10.27%; p=0.002) rather than the muscle tissue percentage, which maintains similar values in both groups. These increases in fat tissue between the top and the lower ranking players are confirmed by the weight in fat, with significant differences 1 Equation for calculating Muscle Weight. 17 2 Equation for calculating Fat Percentage.…”

“…Since its debut at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, beach volleyball has grown on the international sports scene to the point that it was one of the star events of the latest Olympics. 1 As a result, the number of events and participants in official competitions around the world in recent years has increased, leading in turn to several studies designed to determine some of the characteristics of elite beach volleyball players. [2][3][4][5][6][7] Investigations have mainly focused on defining the anthropometric characteristics of top performing players.…”

Beach Volleyball Management in Brazil

“…From this point, CBV took care of beach volleyball management in Brazil and established the strategic planning for developing the sport in the country. Afonso and Júnior (2012) point out that "From the moment the sport had the possibility of moving large sums of money, institutions/entities quickly appeared with the goal of controlling a specific monopoly". In 1997, CBV began to adopt a business model based on the American concept of Strategic Business Unit (SBU).…”