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AIMS: The relative age effect (RAE) has been a research subject in several fields of society. RAE is present in different sports, influencing the young athlete's opportunities of participation. The aim of this study was to analyze the occurrence of RAE in Brazilian elite men and women futsal. METHODS: Birthdate of 376 athletes from Brazilian Men National Futsal League (LNF)/2013 and 227 from Brazilian Women National Futsal League/2014 were collected on leagues' homepages and divided into four quarters (Q1:January-March, Q2:April-June, Q3:July-September and Q4:October-December) and two semesters (S1:January-June, S2:July-December). In men case, results were compared with Penna and Moraes (2010) data on LNF/2009. Chi-square test was used to analyze differences between distributions of birthdates by quarters and semesters. The significance level was set at α<0.05, with Bonferroni correction when necessary. RESULTS: there is RAE in men futsal, predominantly on athletes born in first semester. In women futsal, there is no evidence of RAE. CONCLUSIONS: On men futsal, there is a need for offering similar opportunities to young players, while on women, the small amount of athletes in Brazil must be regarded as an alert to the culture of futsal as a men social space, which deters the entry of new practitioners.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Soccer , Sports , Age Factors , Athletic Performance , BrazilABSTRACT
O futebol americano tem sua institucionalização recente no Brasil, em um cenário de disputa por poder entre diversas entidades reguladoras. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar carac-terísticas socioculturais próprias do subcampo do futebol americano no Estado de São Paulo entre os anos de 2012 e 2014, especificamente relacionadas à disputa por poder simbólico entre entidades reguladoras e equipes. A partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas com dirigentes de entidades concorrentes, e discussão de dados com base em categorias de Pierre Bourdieu, tem-se como principais resultados: a) existem habitus diferentes entre as entidades regulado-ras e equipes; b) há disputa por legitimidade na gestão de competições e equipes.
American football has its recent institutionalization in Brazil with a power struggle with the creation of new regulatory bodies. The aim of this study was to investigate sociocultural char-acteristics of the American football subfield in the state of São Paulo between 2012 and 2014, specifically related to the dispute for symbolic power between entities and teams. From semi-structured interviews with managers of competing entities, and discussion of data based on categories of Pierre Bourdieu, has as main results: a) there are different habitus between regu-lators and teams; b) contest for legitimacy in managing teams and competitions.
El fútbol americano tiene su reciente institucionalización en Brasil con una imagen de la lucha de poder con la creación de nuevos organismos reguladores. El objetivo de este estudio fue investigar las características socioculturales propias del subcampo de fútbol en el estado de São Paulo entre 2012 y 2014, específicamente relacionados con la disputa por el poder simbó-lico entre entidades y equipos. De las entrevistas semi-estructuradas con líderes de entidades competidoras, y la discusión de los datos basados en las categorías de Pierre Bourdieu, tiene como principales resultados: a) hay diferentes habitus entre los reguladores y los equipos; b) competencia por la legitimidad en la gestión de equipos y competiciones.