TALENT DETECTION AND SELECTION IN WOMEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS: THE BRAZILIAN COACHES’ PERSPECTIVE

Authors

  • Myrian Nunomura Universidade de São Paulo
  • Mauricio dos Santos Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo

Keywords:

Artistic Gymnastics, Talent Selection, Talent Detection, Trainability.

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present and discuss the talent detection and selection in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics considering the aspects that guide these procedures in Brazil. We conducted a field based study and we interviewed 34 coaches from 29 institutions. We find out that the methods used to detect and select talents in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics prioritize the initiation age of practice, the anthropometrics characteristics and the physical-motor tests. However, it is known that the determinant factors for success in sports are multifactorial and sometimes the transversal tests used in the assessment can’t cover all aspects that have impact on the successful career at sport high level.

Author Biographies

Myrian Nunomura, Universidade de São Paulo

Mauricio dos Santos Oliveira, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutorando da Escola de Educação Física e Esporte da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), metre em educação física pela Faculdade de Educação Física da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) na linha de pesquisa Esporte e Sociedade. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa em Ginástica da FEF/UNICAMP.

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Published

2014-01-30

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Artigos Originais