Necesidades académicas de los deportistas de alto nivel en el Instituto Distrital para la Recreación y Deporte

Abstract

This project aims to identify the academic needs faced by high-level athletes belonging to the leagues attached to the District Institute for Recreation and Sport (IDRD), in order to know what prevents these athletes from becoming interested in Study a professional career, since many find it difficult to link their sports practice with academic life. For this, a survey was carried out consisting of 36 questions that were asked of 110 high-level athletes; Three athletes from different disciplines and with different academic status were also chosen, being one already: graduate, student and interested in studying. Thanks to this study, it was verified that the existing theory is correct, since of the 110 high-level athletes surveyed and the interviewees, it was verified that the main cause they present is the articulation between their sports practice and their academic life, being the universities those who do not have a flexible study plan that suits their needs. The above shows that the problem lies in higher education institutions and that they do not have an adequate curriculum for them, which proposes that the Faculty of Physical Culture, Sport and Recreation, of the Santo Tomas University of Bogotá, plan the possibility of modifying o Create a study plan that meets the academic needs of these high-level IDRD athletes.