Initial perceptions about tactical awareness in the sports initiation project of the ESEFID/UFRGS “escola de esportes” extension project

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the present study was to observe during an invasion sport teaching unit, the strategy for implementing awareness moments and to investigate their contribution to the understanding of the students' game. Methodology: 14 students from the ESEFID / UFRGS Sports School Extension Project, children and adolescents aged 7 to 11 years, participated in the work. Through participant observation, 3 monitors observed / participated in 19 classes from an invasion sport teaching unit, producing field diaries for each class. These journals went through a content analysis carried out by 4 researchers divided into 4 parts: (1) creation of codes that identify the excerpts of the diaries; (2) joining and categorizing similar codes; (3) thematization of categories; (4) interpretation of categories related to tactical awareness. Results and discussion: Encouraging reflection and verbalization in moments of awareness can provide students with an understanding of which tactical actions are positive and which can improve, making students critical to the tactical problems that occur during class, so that they can make more appropriate decisions in different situations of play. This was explained in correct verbalizations, tactical improvement after tactical awareness and demonstration of understanding of the game when students help their colleagues. Final considerations: The moments of tactical awareness proved to be an instrument that, together with the other experiences in the class, contributed to the increase in the understanding of the game and, consequently, the increase in appropriate actions and verbalizations.