Análise do flow-feeling no tênis doi: 10.4025/reveducfis.v23i4.17044
The aim of the study was to analyze the characteristics of flow-feeling in tennis. For this, 10 male athletes, aged 21.2±2.94, competing in official tournament of Association of Professional Tennis players (ATP) have participated in the study. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with questions related to the flow-feeling. The interviews was analyzed through of content analysis method. The recording units (RU) of responses of each athlete and the RU of each dimension of flow were evaluated. The dimensions Concentration on Task at Hand, Sense of Control and Challenge-Skill Balance were the most cited dimensions, equivalent to 63.52% of all the UR cited by athletes. In competitive tennis there are dimensions more latent and the emergence of others characteristics, such as the importance of physical conditioning to experience the flow.