A Psicologia do Desporto e Desenvolvimento Humano no Futsal de Alto-Rendimento e de Formação.

Abstract

This report focuses on the internship carried out in the futsal section of Sporting Clube de Braga, during the 2023/2024 sports season, as part of obtaining a Master's Degree in Sports Psychology and Human Development. The report is introduced by a brief explanation about the concepts linked to Sports Psychology and to the work of professionals in this field, as well as about the specific nature of futsal from a psychological point of view. The topic of life skills and values learning - subject of this research - is then contextualized. This is followed by a characterization of the internship entity, as well as its human and material resources. The development of the practice is centered on the intervention in two areas: the planning defined and carried out in the professional futsal team, and the one carried out in the futsal academy (training levels). In this chapter, there is a description of the observations, events, activities and reflections about the practice in a real context. Subsequently, I describe the research which was aimed at gaining an exploratory understanding on how the coaches who are part of the SC Braga futsal academy understand the importance of promoting values and life skills that are essential to the positive development of a young athlete, and how they try to implement strategies aimed at achieving these same objectives. Finally, a reflection and conclusion about the work is provided, which includes the main learning highlights from this internship process.