O impacto da prática regular de basquetebol na qualidade de vida dos participantes do projeto esporte na UFAL

Abstract

This Final Paper is a study focused on the topic of the benefits of practicing sports carried out by non-athletes, more specifically, on the influence that basketball can have on the daily life of an individual who practices regularly and periodically this activity, considering it only in the context of leisure and activity. In this sense, using the IPAQ and SF-36 questionnaires, the effects of practicing the aforementioned sport were investigated with regard to the quality of life of individuals participating in the Sport Project at UFAL within the basketball modality specifically, held at the Federal University of Alagoas, coordinated by a teacher from IEFE (Institute of Physical Education and Sport). The practices considered for this research were carried out twice a week during the period from March to July of the year 2023, in the municipality of Maceio-AL, having started with 37 participants in the first collection, however the work was completed in the second collection with 20 participants, 11 male and 9 female. Basically, the work is divided into three parts: the first approach to the practice of basketball, elucidates the origin of basketball in Brazil, discusses concepts and rules. The second part deals with quality of life in sport, quality of life in basketball and basketball as a recreational practice. The third and final part refers to the methodology applied and the results and discussion of the data found and analyzed. In this last part, it was found that 86% of the sample showed an improvement in the perception of quality of life in the second collection in relation to the first, following the parameters of the SF-36 instrument and 60%, as well as, achieved progress in their physical activity classification levels following the goals of the IPAQ – Brazilian version. In conclusion, there was an evolution in the perception of quality of life and level of physical activity on the part of the majority of individuals monitored during work.