Patterns of Sport Participation in Portuguese Volleyball Players According to Expertise Level and Gender

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2014

Autores

Patrícia Coutinho (Autor) FADEUP; Isabel Mesquita (Autor) FADEUP; Antonio M Fonseca (Autor) FADEUP; Luciana De Martin Silva (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

Vol. 9 Nº 4

Páginas: 579-592

ISSN: 1747-9541

Editora: SAGE

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 2 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências sociais

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-009-W4D

DOI: 10.1260/1747-9541.9.4.579

Abstract (EN): This study aimed to examine the sport participation of 229 Portuguese volleyball players through a previously validated questionnaire within different stages of their development and considering their expertise level and gender. The skilled players differed from the less skilled in having accrued more hours of training throughout all stages. Female players reported less early sport involvement (fewer number of sports practiced and less involvement in team sports and competitions) than males. The early involvement in individual sports by skilled female players seems to be important in their route to expertise, while the later involvement in individual sports by less-skilled male players possibly indicates the need for other motivational sport experiences. These particular findings provide valuable information to guide the designs of Portuguese volleyball players' development considering gender and expertise at the same time. However, additional work is needed to understand to what extent these findings may be system, culture or sport dependent.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 14