Social Dynamics Established Through Sport: Implications for the Sports Training of Young Brazilian Basketball Athletes

• Published in: Sports (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 84
• Main Authors: Maciel, Larissa Fernanda Porto, Ibáñez, Sergio José, Beirith, Mariana Klauck, Folle, Alexandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 10.03.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Adolescence; Age; Analysis; Athletes; Basketball; Basketball players; Careers; Child development; Coaches & managers; Emotions; Families & family life; Influence; interpersonal relationships; mixed-method research; Motivation; Parents & parenting; Peers; pragmatism; Social aspects; Social networks; Social support; Sports training; Statics and dynamics (Social sciences); Training; youth sports; Brazil; United States > US; social support; mixed-method research; interpersonal relationships; youth sports; pragmatism

This article aims to identify the influence of the social dynamics experienced by basketball players, specifically the type of support and help they received during their formative years in the sport. To this end, we conducted a mixed-method study with a sequential explanatory design. Quantitative d...