Abstract
Triathlon is a sport where swimming, cycling and jogging are practiced as one discipline. To practice it, people need to invest money and time that affects their personal and family life, generating tensions and conflicts with their relatives. The aim of this study, under a qualitative methodology, was to understand the practices that athletes, men and women, create to reconcile family life and training. The results show that there are three processes that triathletes live by assuming this practice: imbalance, adaptation and maintenance. The article concludes by expressing that these processes can contribute to both coaches, sports psychologists and managers since the knowledge generated will allow to contain, facilitate and promote positive processes among athletes and their families.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Sporting Cultures and Identities
KEYWORDS
Triathlon, Family, Conciliation, Qualitative Methodology
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