Abstract
The study aimed to describe the sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and sports profiles of Brazilian competitive elite junior tennis players. A total of 130 athletes participated, being 102 males and 28 females. Most of them come from Brazil’s Southeast and South and train in those regions. Most belong to the “A” socioeconomic class. On average, they began practicing tennis at the age of eight and started competing at the age of 11. Their average practice and competition times were seven and four years respectively. Some (16%) have been finalists in international competitions and nearly half have already played finals in national and international competitions. Those players were found to come from Brazil’s highest economic classes. Moreover, they showed large amount of training and practice time.
Keywords
Social class; Tennis; Sports; Athletes
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