Impactos da pandemia de Covid-19 no campo esportivo do futebol: percepções de atletas profissionais

Abstract

The Coronavirus pandemic directly affected soccer players, protective measures adopted by governments limited training conditions, changed schedules, postponed and even canceled many competitions. The covid-19 pandemic is the first experienced by most people, it is something new that changed habits and will affect the lives of many, whether due to the mourning of the loss of friends and relatives, or the memories of a difficult time faced by society , fear of uncertainties, financial and labor difficulties, something that should be carefully observed so that in the future, traumas do not remain and lead to more damage, it is true that human beings have the ability to adapt, but the consequences emotional emotions can remain in people. The main objective of this study was to gather information from Brazilian professional soccer players that collaborate in the understanding of the psychological consequences caused in these subjects during the Coronavirus pandemic. This study seeks to analyze how professional soccer athletes perceive the changes caused by social isolation during the pandemic, and to know which changes impacted their motivation or were harmful to their performance.