Dotação física e talento para natação: análise de um modelo teórico

Abstract

Talent has been the object of research in various areas, such as Psychology, Sport, Education, Arts, among others. In this dissertation, sports talent, especially swimming talent, was investigated, based on the Differential Model Gifted and Talent (DMGT 2.0). The general objective was to analyze a differential model gifted and talent for swimming. Considering the complexity and multidimensional nature of swimming talent, this work is composed of two interrelated studies. In the first, carried out with 94 swimmers of both genders and with ages between 10 and 13 years old (M = 11.69; SD = 1.08), the metric properties of a protocol of identification of physical gifted for swimming (Pidofina) were analyzed. It was verified that Pidofina has good metric qualities. The second study had the participation of six coaches/teachers and 91 swimmers, with a mean age of 11.68 (SD = 01.06). The objective was to analyze the metric properties of a set of measures used to identify talent in swimming. In addition, to associate physical giftedness for swimming, talent for swimming and intrapersonal catalysts. It was observed that these measures explain in a different and limited way the variance of swimming talent profiles. It is emphasized that the identification of swimming talent, more specifically the environmental, genetic, and psychological factors associated with it, are essential for the implementation of systematic development programs and, consequently, not wasting such talents.