Esporte universitário: análise dos fatores motivacionais da equipe de Judô ufu

Abstract

The objectives of this work and study were to identify the motivation factors for university students participation in the UFU Judo training and understand the main problems of conciliate the academic studies and this training. Using the PMQ questionnaire, the data were collected. Three more questions were used to detect these conciliation and motivation problems. Twenty athletes took part of this work, fourteen men and six women. Thinking about the most motivational factors we have: technical competence, physical ability, emotional factors, competition, group activities, entertainment and membership, and, at last, recognition. Exam weeks and lack of time were the main difficulties to reconcile. However, most of the athletes have never had problems of conciliate academic studies and Judo training.