Atleta em situação de dupla carreira - os casos de desengajamento/desistência esportiva

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the problems faced by student-athletes at the Federal University of Goiás who had to abandon the situation of a dual sports and university career to focus solely on their academic career. The study is characterized as qualitative and descriptive in nature and was carried out through a questionnaire using the Google Forms platform, presenting a total of 64 responses, among which 29 were female while 35 were male. The research adopted inclusion criteria (being an athlete – having participated in a federated championship – being from the Federal University of Goiás) and exclusion (not having participated in a federated championship – not having answered the questionnaire – not being from the Federal University of Goiás). As a result, challenges to dual careers were identified, such as the lack of institutional support and the difficulty of combining time between university and sport, due to the high commitment demands of both parties, promoting difficulties in reconciling this dual journey.