| 英文摘要 |
In the era of high sport performance, the cultivation of youth athletes for competing in international sporting events has gradually become the focus of attention in many countries. The purpose of this study is to understand the youth training systems of the world sporting powers and discover the challenges in their development. Furthermore, the strategies and difficulties of developing these systems will be discussed. The results reveal that the youth training systems of world sporting powers which are the US, China, Russia, Australia, Germany, Korea and the UK can be divided into four types: full provision (schools, sports clubs and sports schools); schools and sports clubs; schools and sports schools; and sports schools only. Moreover, even though the youth training systems of these countries are slightly different, they are all faced with three main challenges, containing the decrease of elite sport participants, the imbalance between training and study hours for student-athletes, and athletes’ career development. As mentioned above, some of the countries have initiated some strategies to solve the problems, such as formulating policies which merge with schools and sports clubs, building education systems for student-athletes, and establishing a professional consulting system and providing athletic counselors. To an extent, these strategies may serve as a guide for the youth training system in Taiwan. |
