The structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes

The purpose of this study is to describe the importance of structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes. It is characterized as descriptive and qualitative approach. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews. Twenty Paralympians, from both Athletics...

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Main Authors: Vinícius Denardin Cardoso, Marcelo De Castro Haiachi, Alberto Reinaldo Reppold Filho, Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya
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Language:English
Published: University of Alicante 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
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Online Access:https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2018-v13-n4-structural-human-resources-support-brazilian-paralympic-athletes
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author Vinícius Denardin Cardoso
Marcelo De Castro Haiachi
Alberto Reinaldo Reppold Filho
Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya
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Marcelo De Castro Haiachi
Alberto Reinaldo Reppold Filho
Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya
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description The purpose of this study is to describe the importance of structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes. It is characterized as descriptive and qualitative approach. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews. Twenty Paralympians, from both Athletics and Swimming modalities, participated of this research, all of them contemplated by grant Bolsa Atleta Pódio from Bolsa Atleta program of Ministry of Sports in Brazil. The results show that Structural Support (n = 20; 100%) and Human Resources Support (n = 19; 95%) are considered fundamental by the interviewed athletes. Actions focused on improving training conditions and the support of human resources are fundamental for the development of Paralympic sport and can guarantee the emergence of new generations of Paralympic athletes in Brazil.
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spelling doaj.art-35ffc0b2b57840ac9784db7833acd71a2022-12-22T02:46:05ZengUniversity of AlicanteJournal of Human Sport and Exercise1988-52022018-12-0113487388310.14198/jhse.2018.134.1410307The structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletesVinícius Denardin Cardoso0Marcelo De Castro Haiachi1Alberto Reinaldo Reppold Filho2Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya3State University of Roraima-UERR, Boa VistaFederal University of Sergipe - UFS, AracajúFederal Universtity of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto AlegreFederal Universtity of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto AlegreThe purpose of this study is to describe the importance of structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes. It is characterized as descriptive and qualitative approach. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews. Twenty Paralympians, from both Athletics and Swimming modalities, participated of this research, all of them contemplated by grant Bolsa Atleta Pódio from Bolsa Atleta program of Ministry of Sports in Brazil. The results show that Structural Support (n = 20; 100%) and Human Resources Support (n = 19; 95%) are considered fundamental by the interviewed athletes. Actions focused on improving training conditions and the support of human resources are fundamental for the development of Paralympic sport and can guarantee the emergence of new generations of Paralympic athletes in Brazil.https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2018-v13-n4-structural-human-resources-support-brazilian-paralympic-athletesParalympic sportParalympic athleteStructural supportHuman resource support
spellingShingle Vinícius Denardin Cardoso
Marcelo De Castro Haiachi
Alberto Reinaldo Reppold Filho
Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya
The structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
Paralympic sport
Paralympic athlete
Structural support
Human resource support
title The structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes
title_full The structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes
title_fullStr The structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes
title_full_unstemmed The structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes
title_short The structural and human resources support for Brazilian Paralympic athletes
title_sort structural and human resources support for brazilian paralympic athletes
topic Paralympic sport
Paralympic athlete
Structural support
Human resource support
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