Parental support in men's artistic gymnastics: listening to the athletes of the Brazilian team
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v46.94569Keywords:
deportes gimnásticos; deporte de élite; psicología del deporte; familia; carrera deportiva; apoyo familiar., (gymnastic sports; elite sport; sport psychology; family; sports career; family support)Abstract
This article aimed to present the narratives of athletes from the Brazilian male artistic gymnastics (MAG) team about parental influence on their careers. For that, semi-structured interviews were carried out with five gymnasts who participated in the main international competitions between 2013 and 2021. After transcribing the interviews, the thematic analysis of the data was carried out and the following thematic units were identified: a family sports culture; insertion in the modality; family involvement; emotional support; early emancipation and the gymnastics family. It is concluded that families that are part of the sports culture tend to provide children with greater contact with different modalities. In addition, the insertion in the modality, as well as the maintenance, depends heavily on the parents. Parent involvement includes participation in sports associations and moving to another city. When there was no parental support, initiation into the modality took place later and the athlete found support in the “gymnastics family”. Excessive parental involvement that could compromise training was not reported.
Keywords: gymnastic sports; elite sport; sport psychology; family; sports career; family support.
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