Liaison and coordination characteristics among community sports leaders in urban areas: a quantitative text analysis

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  • 都市部におけるスポーツ推進委員の連絡調整機能の特徴—計量テキスト分析—
  • 都市部におけるスポーツ推進委員の連絡調整機能の特徴 : 計量テキスト分析
  • トシブ ニ オケル スポーツ スイシン イイン ノ レンラク チョウセイ キノウ ノ トクチョウ : ケイリョウ テキスト ブンセキ

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<p>Objective: This study aimed to explore the liaison and coordination characteristics among community sports leaders. The study findings are expected to contribute to the promotion of regional sports programs in urban areas in Japan.</p><p>Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 community sports leaders from three municipalities in Tokyo, Japan from November to December 2020. During the interviews, we asked the community sports leaders about their activities and their role as coordinators in the community. KH Coder software was used to analyze the gathered data, and co-occurrence networks were created from the interview transcripts. In addition, a qualitative content analysis approach developed by Mayring was used to name subcategories and categories.</p><p>Results: We extracted 1,601 words or phrases from the text data. Of these, “various” appeared most frequently, followed by “community sports leaders,” “communities,” “schools,” “children,” and “elementary schools.” Forty-two codes identified as liaison and coordination characteristics among community sports leaders were grouped into 18 subcategories. Seven categories were then abstracted: utilization of social resources, project development, motivation, negotiation, organization, organic cooperation, and continued collaboration.</p><p>Conclusion: This study confirmed that community sports leaders emphasize the development of a cooperative organization among the community sports leaders, as well as independent outreach programs for the community through interaction with people outside the organization. It is posited that these characteristics produce a coordination function for the promotion of local government programs.</p>

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