Inequality in Brazilian basketball: the birthplace effect

• Autor(a) principal: Faria, Larissa Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Bredt, Sarah da Glória Teles, Ribeiro, Amanda Isadora, Galatti, Larissa Rafaela, Albuquerque, Maicon Rodrigues
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria & Desempenho Humano (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/76932

This study aimed to investigate the birthplace effect in Brazilian basketball athletesof both sexes according their states and geographical regions. Our hypothesis is that the SãoPaulo (SP) state is the leading player in the Southeastern region and stands out from the otherregions. The birthplace of Brazilian athletes participating in the FIBA World Cup and in twonational leagues were collected from open-access websites. Three hundred and fifteen athletes’birthplaces were included. The absolute and relative frequencies of athletes’ birthplaces per stateand geographical region were calculated. Chi-Square tests were used to compare the expectedand the observed frequencies of birthplaces among regions and states. Odds Ratios and 95%confidence intervals were calculated to indicate the probability of a high-level athlete to beborn in a certain region or state. The results completely confirmed our hypothesis, showinghigher frequencies of athletes born in the Southeastern region, especially in the SP state. Weconcluded that the uneven participation in basketball in Brazil is caused by the continentaldimensions of the country and the modality historical context. Concentrating basketball clubson a single region or state (SP) leads to an underuse of the sporting potential in the country.