Coaches worldwide are required to interact frequently with people from different cultures. This can create some personal and professional challenges for coaches working with foreign athletes. Coaches’ training programmes have the responsibility to give them the right skills and prepare them to work in a global sports market, which involves several cross-cultural interactions. A cross-cultural training programme for sports coaches was implemented with 56 coaches from a Portuguese-speaking country. This research focuses on the qualitative evaluation of a cross-cultural training programme, using Thematic Analysis and NVivo software. The themes identified in the qualitative analysis were: a recommendation of training to other coaches; the importance of the coaching role; the important role of cultural training; the importance of growing as an individual and as a coach; and a recommendation for the training to be part of the coaching courses. The themes related to the Reflective Practice were the following: the experience with different cultures; learning from the cultural experience; and the importance of planning cultural experience beforehand. Future studies should consider recruiting more coaches with international experience during their careers. Interviews or focus groups should also be considered to get more in-depth information about the coaches’ perceptions of cross-cultural training.
A Constituição Federal Brasileira estabelece que as universidades devem adotar o princípio da indissociabilidade entre ensino, pesquisa e extensão, o chamado Tripé Universitário, essencial para definir o papel dessas instituições na sociedade. Esse princípio busca ampliar o impacto do ensino superior, integrando teoria e prática com foco no aperfeiçoamento coletivo. Este projeto analisa a extensão universitária no curso de Direito de uma instituição no Ceará, através de um estudo qualitativo exploratório, utilizando observação, entrevistas estruturadas e diários de campo. Foram entrevistados dez participantes (n = 10), incluindo gestores, professores e alunos envolvidos em ações de extensão. Apesar de o fluxo de conhecimento ser comumente transferido da universidade para a sociedade, há necessidade de uma relação mais dialógica. Para os professores, a extensão oferece aprendizado prático, mas precisa incentivar uma colaboração crítica. A curricularização da extensão é uma mudança epistemológica, e a pesquisa destaca a integração entre pesquisa e extensão, exemplificada na pesquisa-ação.
Soccer is an intermittent sport characterised by frequent high-intensity actions, with performance varying based on the competition or tournament. This study aimed to compare the activity profiles of professional soccer players in a cup match versus a league match. Data were collected from two official matches played by a professional team from Brazil’s Serie B Men’s Championship during the 2018 season, in which the team participated in regional and national competitions organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation while maintaining regular training routines. The main variables analysed included total distance covered, highspeed running distance, number of sprints, accelerations, and decelerations. The results showed no significant differences in most variables, including heart rate, total distance covered, and number of sprints between the two match types. However, there was a significant reduction in the number of accelerations during the league match compared to the cup match. These findings suggest that league tournaments may feature fewer accelerations compared to cup matches, which could impact players’ physical demands and tactical preparation. Understanding these differences can help coaches optimise training and game strategies tailored to the specific demands of each competition type.
Basketball is a dynamic team sport characterised by intense, strategic play that requires high-intensity activities such as sprinting, jumping, and changing direction. Proper warm-up (WU) routines are crucial for improving athletic performance and adapting to the game’s physical demands. This study evaluates the WU practices of Portuguese basketball coaches and their adherence to evidence-based guidelines. A cross-sectional survey of 158 Portuguese basketball coaches was conducted to analyse the relationships between their WU and re-warm-up (RWU) strategies and the coached competition. Significant associations in WU were found among coaches of youth competitions and performance competitions, especially in WU volume, but no significant associations were found regarding in-game or halftime RWU strategies. This study shows that coaches in performance contexts tend to use more comprehensive WU strategies. However, there is a need for increased practice of RWU routines by the coaches of youth and performance competitions to optimise player performance.
La especialización y la descentralización de la actividad deportiva en España ha experimentado un progreso constante en las últimas décadas, actualmente existe una amplia variedad de deportes que se pueden practicar. Además, dependiendo de las características geográficas de cada zona se potencian diferentes deportes. El principal objetivo de esta investigación es identificar los deportes más practicados en la población de Osuna (Sevilla), así como mostrar la relación de estos deportes con las características sociodemográficas de los sujetos. La muestra asciende a 405 personas de la población de Osuna (Sevilla), de los cuales, 241 son mujeres (60%) y 164 hombres (40%). Los participantes han cumplimentado el cuestionario “Hábitos y Actitudes de la Población Andaluza hacia el Deporte” publicado por la Consejería de Turismo, Cultura y Deporte de la Junta de Andalucía. Los resultados muestran que existen tres prácticas deportivas que destacan por encima del resto: la gimnasia de mantenimiento, el pádel y la carrera a pie. Además, un porcentaje importante de los encuestados también han afirmado realizar otros deportes. Los hombres son más propensos a practicar el pádel, el fútbol, fútbol 7 y el fútbol sala, mientras que las mujeres tienden a realizar en mayor medida el senderismo y la gimnasia de mantenimiento. Este estudio puede establecer indicadores y planes de actuación para incrementar la práctica deportiva en la población.
