attractiveness of spectator sport and the power of it

• Project/Area Number: 24500741
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Nara University of Education
• Principal Investigator: TAKAHASHI Hidesato 奈良教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (40206834)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: スペクテーター・スポーツ / イベント / 物語 / スペクテーター / スポーツ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to examine attractiveness of spectator sport from the viewpoint of power. The results are as follows: (1) The spectators’ satisfaction was strongly affected by ‘communication with players’ at the games of Japan Women's Baseball League. It was indicated that idol characteristics of the girl coexisted with the excellent activity like the high school boy who plays baseball by the observation survey. (2) The spectators’ satisfaction was affected by ‘local consciousness projected through the team’ at the franchise game of Bambitious Nara belonging to bj League. (3) By investigating the narratives of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles’ victory written in the newspapers, it was clarified that the plots which connected the “event” of Eagles’ victory of a sport world to the ordinary realities suffered from disaster were narrated. It may be suggested that the narrative of sport is a concept apparatus that makes a life-world acceptable.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 楽天イーグルス優勝の物語に関する考察 ‐ 「物語」としての「スポーツの力」 ‐ (2014)
  • Author(s): 高橋豪仁
  • Journal Title: 日本体育学会第65回大会 体育社会学専門領域発表論文集 Volume: 22 Pages: 36-41
• [Journal Article] 地域に根ざすプロスポーツの魅力 －バンビシャス奈良のホームゲーム観戦者の調査から－ (2014)
  • Author(s): 高橋豪仁、草野宗一郎
  • Journal Title: 奈良教育大学紀要 Volume: 63(1) Pages: 125-133
  • NAID: 120005515412
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] 「見るスポーツ」の権利に関する一考察 (2014)
  • Author(s): 高橋豪仁
  • Journal Title: スポーツ社会学研究 Volume: 22(1) Pages: 79-88
  • NAID: 130005161858
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 楽天イーグルス優勝の物語に関する考察 ‐ 「物語」としての「スポーツの力」 ‐ (2014)
  • Author(s): 高橋豪仁
  • Organizer: 日本体育学会 第65回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岩手大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-27
• [Presentation] 女子プロ野球に関する一考察 (2013)
  • Author(s): 高橋豪仁
  • Organizer: 日本スポーツ社会学会第22回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 福山大学