Football in brazil: the insertion of coaches who were not professional players
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5216/rpp.v26.73916Keywords:
Football, Coach, Physical Education, Thematic AnalysisAbstract
This study aimed to understand how was the insertion and maintenance, in Brazilian soccer clubs, of coaches who were not professional players. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with three coaches, analyzed through Thematic Analysis, which allowed the emergence of six themes: the influence of the university; continuing training of coaches; the academic difficulty; how was the insertion; becoming a coach; suggestions for those who aspire to be coaches and are not ex-athletes. It is concluded that there is not a single and better way to be followed, but that there is more and more space for the insertion of the coach who was not a professional football player, in Brazilian clubs.