Investigation of the child-nurturing environment when selecting a TID project and the mental effect on the child after participating in TID

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350784
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Heisei International University
• Principal Investigator: Kubo Junjiro 平成国際大学, スポーツ健康学部, 准教授 (10360728)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: タレント発掘 / 持久力 / pre-PHV / 誕生月

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we investigated the environment for children selected by the Talent Identification and Development (TID) Project in the fourth grade. An investigation into the relationship between the number of practices per week and each physical ability indicated that endurance ability was strongly influenced by the number of practices per week. In addition, children born early in the year were less likely to participate and were smaller physically than children born later in the year. An early birth month had a negative effect on physical ability related to body size, such as throwing a medicine ball. Thus, the above two points must be carefully evaluated when implementing a TID project.

Free Research Field

スポーツ科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

タレント発掘事業は、国内外問わず盛んに行われている。しかし、十分なエビデンスに基づいていないという批判も多い。本研究で示された小学4年生時点での持久力が、かなり後天的に獲得されているということ、誕生月が発掘プロジェクトへの参加段階から影響していることは、TID事業を実施する上での重要な知見である。また、小学4年生時点での各運動能力に対する練習回数の影響の違いを示せたことも学術的な意義は高いと考えている。