Análise do desenvolvimento motor de crianças praticantes de futsal

Abstract

The motor development is understood as continuous motor behavior change in life spam, being caused by the interaction between an individual's biology, the specificity of the task and the context of the environment. Practice of sports is considered important for the development of motor skills and physical abilities of children and adolescents, in addition to promoting quality of life. One of the team sports, Futsal can contribute to the development process, since it is a sport with various stimuli. Thus, the objective of the present study was to analyze the development motor of Futsal players. A descriptive, transversal and quantitative approach study. Nineteen male children, aged between 11 and 14 years old, practitioners of Futsal Sport Educational project and quality of life for children and adolescents in IEFES-UFC participated in the study. The participants were assessed on physical tests according to the battery PROESP-BR and motor testing according to the battery M-ABC 2. The results showed that the children exhibited satisfactory performance in strength tests of upper and lower limbs. With regard to motor coordination, the children showed have well developed the static and dynamic balance component. It can be concluded that the practice of Futsal, if well structured, has significant relevance to the development of motor skills and physical fitness of children and adolescents.