Social and sport profile of athletes of competitive amateur futsal from Rio Grande do Sul northest

The practice of futsal is one of the biggest sporting expressions of the northeast of the Rio Grande do Sul. The aim of the study was to draw the profile and social and sports characteristics of the futsal competitive amateur athletes from the northeastern region of Rio Grande do Sul, providing subsidies for managers and leaders of indoor soccer regional plan their actions. 448 futsal athletes participated in this study from the major league city of the cities of northeastern Rio Grande do Sul. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire with 14 closed questions. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and the chi-square test. After analyzing the results, the study concluded that most athletes are young, workers of the industrial sector, that passed by the base categories and futsal schools of the cities in the region. The research shows that athletes do not receive any pay to play and do not used to practicing other physical activity in addition to futsal.