Abstract

VARGAS OLARTE, Carlos Eduardo. Sports sciences: Evolution of the theoretical-scientific aspects. Entramado [online]. 2012, vol.8, n.1, pp.140-165. ISSN 1900-3803.

The discussion of sports as an object of study in Latin America is characterized by insufficient theoretical, scientific debate and its relation to the political and ideological contexts in which certain approaches and developments have emerged which have an impact on the concepts and ideals of what is humane corporality, and on the principles, forms of organization, and levels of performance with regard to play, the learning of the recreational and technical movements of sports, exercise, training, competition vs. fun, and physical activity. During the course of the first two decades of the twenty-first century, it is interesting to note how, within the liberating spirit of "globalization", the value of use or pragmatism of the terms has evolved in this discipline of knowledge, without reference to a deeper theoretical scientific foundation or further conceptual discussions. This discussion is of great relevance for the development of sports sciences both in general and in particular. This research posits the importance of knowledge of evolutional processes from the perspective of historical, ideological, and political backgrounds based on philosophical, theoretical, and scientific considerations aimed at establishing various possibilities for differentiation, taking into account the nature, essence, and characterization of a sports activity regardless of whether it is called physical culture or physical activity and/or whether its study is addressed from the perspective of physical education, applied sciences or sports sciences.

Keywords : Sports; study object; scientific theory; sports sciences; sports applied sciences; physical culture; physical activity; scientific community; task community; sports models.

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