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PEREIRA, Ana et al. The influence of parents on the initiation and maintenance of sports practice by children and young people from the perspective of coaches. Motri. [online]. 2025, vol.21, e38487.  Epub 27-Maio-2025. ISSN 1646-107X.  https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.38487.

The main objectives of this study are to determine the parental influences on the adherence and maintenance of different sports participation (athletics, karate, basketball, volleyball, football), according to the perception of coaches of children and young people. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. Participants were five coaches (one female and four male) aged between 27 and 67 years old and with sports degrees between level 2 and level 4. The main results are divided into four dimensions (social, economic, psychological, pedagogical). Socialization is present in all the sports covered. The parents’ socioeconomic status is an influence on individual sports. Parents influence the initiation and maintenance of sports practice, being the main informants of athletes’ difficulties, or parents can be negative influencers trying to make their children performance athletes by changing their psychological state. Team sports have pedagogical interventions with important rules, and parents are often a barrier in their application.

Palavras-chave : sports practice; parental influence; young people; sports initiation; sports maintenance.

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