Fútbol callejero: nascido e criado no Sul

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to identify, describe and comprehend educational processes resulting from systematization of experiences with the social practices of fútbol callejero, developed in a social­-educative project in a socio­-economically vulnerable community. The methodological trajectory which we selected opted for a phenomenological posture in interface with systematization of experiences and employed ethics­-based practices when conducting research with individuals. From the data analysis, the category “Fútbol callejero means being more!” emerged, revealing actions/attitudes expressing care for others, co­-responsibility, autonomy and the protagonism of the participants. We then consider the need to search for new horizons in practices and “footballs” that have been historically invisible (absent motricities) but which live, fight, resist, and manifest themselves as emergent motricities in the outskirts of metropolitan areas.