Introduction and objective: This study verified the main motivational factors for futsal practice in students from Petrolina-PE and Juazeiro-BA. Materials and Methods: The study included 40 boys with a mean age of 12.17 ± 1.75 years. The motivation inventory for Sports was used as an instrument. Data analysis was performed using independent student's t-Tests and Pearson's correlation coefficient (p<0.05). R...