Orientações para o futuro do desporto nas instituições de ensino superior

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This article provides a series of guidelines for the future of sport in higher education institutions. The analysis of the current situation shows a great heterogeneity of models. Therefore, first, it is wise to define the mission that legitimizes the meaning and practice of the university sports departments in the future. From the definition of its mission, we will find out possible lines of progress for its management. At the institutional level, we collect and discuss the guidelines proposed by the Report of University Sport from the Comprehensive Plan for Physical Activity and Sport. Moreover, at the organizational level, we propose a series of lines whose application would be suitable for each sports department. At this level of specificity, we address action cores as management of social responsibility, creation and maintenance of facilities, treatment of high-level athletes, promoting research, physical activity as a source of health and comprehensive education, and educational profile of workers.