Benefícios da iniciação esportiva, na modalidade atletismo, na comunidade quilombola Curiaú-AP

Abstract

Different studies indicate that the practice of physical activity and sports provides health benefits, preventing diseases and improving the quality of life of the population. Quilombola communities have been the object of study due to their own cultural specificities. This article seeks to present data on the benefits of sports initiation in the Athletics modality, in the quilombola community of Curiaú. The proposed objective was to understand the benefits of practicing athletics in the development of physical, affective, social and educational skills of young people in the community. The study carried out comprises a qualitative research, in which we sought to explore the benefits of practicing athletics in the community of Curiaú. 10 students and their respective guardians were selected to answer the questionnaires about the previous and subsequent periods of the project. The results achieved, from the perspective of the parents of the project participants, were that the children showed an improvement in weight, an increase in their day-to-day disposition, good performance in sports, progress in affective relationships, and unanimous in relation to the improvement in their children's school performance. From the perspective of the students participating in the project, all of them reached their ideal weight, and most felt more willing to carry out their daily routines. Realizing that his performance in sport was good, his interpersonal relationships and school performance improved. It is concluded that sports initiation in athletics enables gains for health, for interpersonal and affective relationships, for the physical body and for the mind of children.