The current research aims to analyze and characterize the conditions of the school sports in the elementary schools in the Municipality of Santos, focusing on: (a) the academic and professional experience of teachers/coaches; (b) the condition of facilities and equipment. By using questionnaires...

Aims: This paper sought to evaluate the infrastructure of public swimming pools in a countryside municipality of the state of São Paulo and to present the Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool capable of assisting in the management of sports facilities and programs. Methods: This is a...

This paper purported to establish the existence of a system for the development of talented Brazilian athletes judo and swimmers, as well as to describe how coaches in both sports see this process occurring in practical terms. An exploratory and descriptive research was conducted by means of...

This paper presents a diagnosis of artistic gymnastics (AG) in the state of São Paulo, focusing on the development conditions of the institutions that promote this sport (time period of the sport's existence in the institution, equipment, number of professionals, and number and performance level of ...

This study aimed at exploring the profile of online scientific literature in Portuguese related to Olympic and Paralympic sports. The research was based on the following databases: Lilacs, Medline, Scielo, and the CAPES Portal. The descriptors included Olympic and Paralympic sports' official names...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the relation between medical clinical monitoring and the incidence of sports injuries in young athletes in different sports such as basketball, indoor soccer, and volleyball, in 20 clubs located in São Paulo, Brazil. A questionnaire survey was applied to...

The aim of this study was to identify and to discuss the learning contexts of basketball coaches who work with college teams of the State of São Paulo-Brazil. Fifteen coaches (from female teams) who competed in the College Games of the State of Sao Paulo (promoted by the College Federation of ...

The option for financing the construction of Arena Corinthians to host some matches of the 2014 World Cup in São Paulo, since that São Paulo's arena was chose first and that the project of constructing of the Arena Palmeiras was in a more advanced stage, has not gone unscathed by the...

The article analyzes medical evaluations of athletes conducted in the early years of the São Paulo State Department of Physical Education's (DEF-SP) medical office, founded in 1935 to promote medical supervision of 'exercise and sports' in the state. Through sports medicine supervision, and...

It was estimated that the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014 should add 183,2 billion reais to the (GDP) until 2019, from which 47,5 billion reais would go to infrastructure, incremental expenses of tourists and gain in the families' consuming. Twelve host cities were chosen for the event, including...