Das conceções de desenvolvimento desportivo a longo prazo às abordagens pedagógicas no treino de futebol.

Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to characterize coaches' and technical coordinators' conceptions about the long-term sports development associated to pedagogical approaches in the training of youth football players on elite teams in Brazil. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were applied to provide a understanding of (1) aspects that characterize early specialization in football; (2) the prevalence of conceptions about long-term sport development (more oriented towards early specialization or towards early diversification); (3) the nature of activities and the type of modalities considered important in the player's long-term development; (4) the role attributed to informal practice in long-term sports development and the possibility of using its ingredients in training; (5) the determinants of a player-centered approach or coach-centered approach; (6) the pedagogical strategies employed in the training and their relationship with long-term development perspectives. The results revealed early specialization in football related to either intra and extra-practice factors. Moreover, coaches and technical coordinators support early diversification activities with similar characteristics to football such as futsal and street football that can provide better pathways in pursuit of excellence in football. The participants demonstrated preference to player-centered approaches and mixed teaching strategies (i.e., directives, non-directives) to provide continued support to the players. Finally, the conceptions about the long-term sports development are manifested in the pedagogical approaches to training mainly through the established goals (preparation, formation and performance) as a priority for players. They are more player-centered when they focus on players needs related to their optimization in their long-term development. Keywords: LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING APPROACHES, TEACHING STRATEGIES, FOOTBALL.