臺東縣青少棒球員外流之解決策略

Solutions to the Brain Drain of Youth Baseball Players in Taitung County

本研究透過文獻分析法探討臺東縣青少棒球員外流之解決策略，以瞭解臺東縣青少棒球員外流之關鍵因素，並提出解決策略，以改善縣內青少棒球員外流之情況。結論：臺東縣青少棒球員外流因素為：一、政府補助球隊經費彈性不足、二、正式專任教練人力資源短缺、三、青棒賽事缺乏球員外流限制、四、青棒球隊訓練環境仍需改善、五、與球員升學管道規劃安排。建議：一、中央政府及地方政府單位落實花東棒球優先區計畫選手助學辦法，挹注優秀選手入學獎助學金、提高選手生活照顧補助等。二、建立臺東縣學校四級棒球金字塔型訓練模式，並加強縣內棒球人才培育及球員銜接管道。

This study aims to discuss the factors in the brain drain of youth baseball players in Taitung County. Document analysis and an interview survey are utilized to find the crucial factors in Taitung youth baseball players’ emigration from their hometown and to propose strategies to improve the situation. Conclusion: Crucial factors in the brain drain of Taitung youth baseball players include: (1) Inflexibility in the subsidy for the youth baseball team (2) Shortage of full-time coaches (3) Lack of regulations on the outflow of players (4) Insufficient space for training and hosting games, and (5) Planning of further studies for the players. The specific recommendations made by this research are: (1) Central and local governments should frame granting programs for outstanding baseball athletes in remote areas, such as offering school admission scholarships and subsidies to improve living conditions, so that the talents will be retained in Taitung. (2) The four-level baseball pyramid training to be established among schools in Taitung; and efforts in nurturing baseball talents and smoothing their transition from one level to the next within the county to be intensified.