Esporte universitário na UFU: análise dos fatores motivacionais dos atletas da equipe de futebol da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Abstract

The objective of this study is to identify the reasons that lead the students to participate in the training team of the Federal University of Uberlândia, in the form of Field Soccer. The sample consisted of 22 athletes from the training team of the Federal University of Uberlandia males. The employees are between the ages of 17 and 31. To identify the reasons for this sport, we used the Participation Motivation Questionnaire (PMQ). In the second moment the qualitative research was explored through a structured interview, in which all individuals in the sample answered the interview. The results show that the main reasons for practicing this sport are fun, physical exercise, physical fitness, being in good physical condition, overcoming limits, improving technical skills, making new friends. It is concluded that motivation is of great importance to keep a team committed to the central objective once the university students face difficulties with time and training schedule.