Football as an educational resource in formative sport of Sevilla

the objective of this research was to know the solo-educational values (autonomy / responsibility, prosociality and satisfaction / fun) in soccer competitions in the context of training categories in the province of Seville. For this, parents (n=31), coaches (n=44) and players (n=33) from different youth soccer dubs in the province of Seville participated. The "Deporteduca" questionnaire was used as an evaluation instrument. Variables such as the social influence of the trainer-child-family triangle, the measurement of the level of commitment and effort, were analyzed in the questionnaire. The results obtained showed positive trends in all the dimensions analyzed.Therefore, it can be concluded, taking into account the results of the study, that soccer is a very useful resource to promote the values of autonomy, respect, prosociality and fun in the boys and girls who are educated through this sport.