Análise dos fatores motivacionais direcionados aos treinamentos e aos jogos de atletas profissionais de futebol de campo

Abstract

This work is characterized by qualitative research with exploratory feature and is a case study of seventy-two (72) players and coaches of the three (3) Football Clubs of Rio Grande do Norte Capital are: América Fotebol Clube, ABC Futebol Clube and Alecrim Futebol Clube. His goal was to analyze the factors that motivate the professional field of soccer athletes in training and in games. For data collection questionnaires were given to the players and interviews with the coaches, and in loco observation and reporting where they could see more closely at how these players are motivated for training and games and how coaches motivate their players. Some difficulties might be perceived as the uncertainty of the applications of the questionnaires with the players and the interview with the coaches. It was noticed that there is concern about the presence of a psychologist in Football Clubs to motivate and help players ease psychological problems. There are many extrinsic and intrinsic motivational factors, so professionals must understand how these factors influence the athlete's performance, positively or negatively