Intervenção comportamental com o uso de delineamento de tratamentos alternados no desempenho de jogadores de futebol sub 17

Abstract

The present study had as objective to analyze functionally the performance of three soccer athletes, members of an under 17 team in the city. Participants (P1, P2 and P3) were between 16 and 17 years of age, they were hired athletes, and the criterion studied was to finish out of area, the ball coming from the opposite side of the athlete. The following response classes were evaluated in terms of wrong and correct responses, in order to be considered a correct one, the athlete should: 1- shoot the ball with the foot opposite to the direction of the ball; 2- perform the shoot inside the penalty area; 3- the ball should get into the goal or goalkeeper should get the ball. The wrong responses were classified in the following categories: above the crossbar (AT), exit to the right (SD), exit to the left (SE), right goal post (TD) and left goal post (TE). To evaluate the effects of the interventions in the selected criterion, a design of alternate treatments, ABCDE followed by follow-up, was used. The treatments were preceded by a baseline (LB), and executed the follow treatments: Intervention 1- Coach Modeling: Positive Reinforcement; Intervention 2- Self talk; Intervention 3- Coach Instruction, Absence of Social Reinforcement; and Intervention 4: Video modeling. All sessions were recorded on video. The results showed that the treatment had no effect on the frequency of correct responses. It was evidenced the lack of studies related to the application of sports psychology in soccer, mainly research based on behavioral analysis. The literature on studies that use single subject designs in soccer athletes is scarce and in Brazil practically nonexistent. Therefore, studies are necessary in such a way that it is possible to identify the determinants of the behavior of soccer athletes