A carreira de praticantes e ex-praticantes amadores da categoria adulto de handebol de Governador Valadares: percepção sobre lesões

Abstract

This qualitative study investigated, through interviews and content analysis of the perception of 26 practitioners and former amateur practitioners of adult handball category about the injuries suffered by them during their trajectory. The most cited injuries were the fingers, ankle and knee, due to accidents, physical contact and lack of training planning. The main strategy cited as possible prevention was muscle strengthening. The result showed how some of the difficulties of amateur practice directly impacts the occurrence of the injuries. The study makes it possible to expand the eyes to the sport, usually approached by the bias of the high performance, in its recreational dimension.