Possibilidades corporais para a desmecanização do movimento em pessoas videntes do desporto universitário: uma experiência integrando restrição visual e educação somática

Abstract

Somatic approaches present themselves as a way of deconditioning, which increase the perception of oneself and lead people to reflect on what happens to one's own body that is often presented (de) formed and mechanized by sociocultural values. This work aims to evaluate the effects of somatic education experiences on university athletes, using especially visual awareness activities. The subjects of the research were three athletes of the University Sports Handball team of the UFC (Federal University of Ceará) in the year 2016. Six interventions were carried out restricting the integrated vision of somatic education (Bolsanello, 2011, 2012) to enable a detached experience of imitation. To capture the perceptions of the participating athletes an interview was applied. The data obtained were analyzed in light of the phenomenological approach. The results obtained, although insufficient, have shown that it is beneficial to implement somatic education exercises in parallel to the specific sport training, which may allow the expansion of the motor repertoire, the deconstruction of the gestures and body awareness, and may help to prevent injuries.