出版社：Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
摘要：In this study, we conducted a survey of current high school baseball coaches regarding the method of player selection, which is important for both coaches and team members for successful team management. The subjects were 45 head coaches of high school baseball teams. The survey results revealed that the most common method of player selection was the head coach taking the initiative by listening to the thoughts and opinions of the team members, therein selecting players. Here, the head coach presents the selection criteria which all the team members should make an effort to advance and equally guarantee the opportunity to be selected as a player. An important selection criterion was high baseball skills and achievements among the players. Moreover, an attitude of the player for reliable and hard-working team practice was deemed necessary. It is considered that these selection criteria and procedures would ensure that all team members would have an opportunity to make independent efforts to create a successful baseball team. Among the targeted high school baseball teams, no team was found to select players by exchanging opinions with team members only. This is because it is very complicated and difficult to show fair and clear selection criteria and selection procedures to all of the team members, leading to difficulty in selecting players fairly in a diverse and large team. In addition, baseball is a game in which most of the technical and tactical play in the game is executed by signs from the head coach. Therefore, in comparison to other sports, it is considered more comfortable for both the head coach and the team members to select individual players under the guidance of the head coach. As a future research topic, it will be necessary to examine how team members feel about and evaluate the choice of players under the guidance of the head coach.
