O significado do atletismo para discentes do ensino médio integral na rede pública de ensino de Maceió

Abstract

Athletics has been present in man's life since its origins and was defined as a basic sport, as it has motor gestures essential to other sports, however it is still not widespread in the school environment, where many have their first contact with the sport. The present study aimed to understand, through semi-structured interviews, the meaning of athletics for students at a comprehensive high school, in the city of Maceió – AL. These were carried out with ten students, six men and four women aged between 15-19 years. From the data collected, it was possible to understand through the responses that sport is seen as beneficial to health and provides a better quality of life. Reports show that the first contact with athletics happened through the media, family, on the street and not at school, considering that students understand that experiences should take place in the school environment. In response to the central question of this study, the meaning of athletics for these students is divided between quality of life, improved health, new experiences, entertainment and opportunities to change their lives. Therefore, the importance of athletics being disseminated during school Physical Education classes is clear, so that students can get to know, experience and decide the meaning of this sport for themselves.