FROM SCHOOL TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL GAMES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEMALE FUTSAL ATHLETES IN SANTA CATARINA THROUGH JOURNALISTIC MEMORY

Abstract

This article analyzes the importance of School Games in the development of female futsal athletes in high school at a public school in Santa Catarina, highlighting the sport as an instrument of inclusion, empowerment, and athletic development through journalistic memory. The research focuses on the context of Escola de Educação Básica Lurdes Lago, located in Chapecó (SC), considering the role of school sports in the identification and consolidation of talents among public school students. The study adopts a qualitative and descriptive approach, based on a literature review and the analysis of secondary sources, following the methodological typology proposed by Antônio Carlos Gil. The investigation examines journalistic discourses and records related to women’s futsal and School Games, seeking to understand how these narratives reveal the impact of school physical education and student competitions on the sporting trajectories of female students. The results indicate that School Games function as important pedagogical spaces and platforms for sports visibility, fostering the development of technical and social skills and contributing to the expansion of opportunities for female participation in sports. The study concludes that, even in the face of structural and budgetary challenges, public schools constitute a relevant environment for social transformation and for promoting sports, strengthening formative values and expanding students’ possibilities of integration into the sporting field.