The purpose of this study was to bring up the reasons that boost a skateboarders group from the Metropolitan Zone of Curitiba to join the sport. It was a descriptive, elaborated like a case study and qualitative approach survey, applied in 17 skateboarders, age between 18 and 40 years. The data collection was realized through a semi-structure interview and the analysis through content analysis. The reasons reported are connected to family, friendships, life style, and liked the sport, adrenaline sensation, location and fun. Stands out appearances of factors not found in the theoretical framework used, in addition the connections between the reasons found.
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