Crossing paths: the narratives of women athletes about amateur and professional football in Brazil

Amateurism and professionalism in sports are related to the intentions of the practice, the first being aimed at the leisure perspective and the second, the work perspective. However, it is important to emphasize that the difference between these concepts is tenuous, and they cannot be considered ri...

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Autores: Lourenço, Nathalia Lutt, Souza, Maria Thereza Oliveira, Capraro, André Mendes
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Recursos:Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisiologia do Exercício (IBPEFEX)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.rbff.com.br:article/1413
Acesso em linha:https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/1413
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Women's football
Amateurism
Professionalism
Oral history
Female athletes
Fútbol femenino
Amateurismo
Profesionalismo
Historia oral
Mujeres deportistas
Calcio femminile
Dilettantismo
Professionalità
Storia orale×Atlete
Futebol feminino
Amadorismo
Profissionalismo
Mulheres atletas
História oral
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Resumo:Amateurism and professionalism in sports are related to the intentions of the practice, the first being aimed at the leisure perspective and the second, the work perspective. However, it is important to emphasize that the difference between these concepts is tenuous, and they cannot be considered rigid divisions. In an attempt to understand this situation in a specific modality, the present study sought to analyze how the scenario of Brazilian women's football is portrayed by women who currently practice the modality on an amateur basis, but who in the past have already acted in a professional context. To answer this question, information present in the laws that regulate sport in the country and the speeches of athletes obtained through interviews, based on the methodology of Oral History, were crossed. It was noticed that professionalism and amateurism in Brazilian women's football are mixed and that, rarely, what is built in theory becomes effective in practice. This can be evidenced because athletes considered professionals are often unable to dedicate themselves exclusively to the modality, due to the low remuneration and because athletes with amateur interests are often invited to participate in professional competitions.