Developing of Evaluation Index System for MuayThai Skills in Sport University, People’s Republic of China
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Background and Aim: Muaythai, as a popular sport among the Chinese people and an emerging sport favored by sports universities, does not have a systematic and scientific evaluation index system for Muaythai skills. A practical and systematic evaluation index system of Muaythai skills in sports universities can promote the improvement of Muaythai skill teaching effect, standardize the assessment of university students' skill mastery, and promote the enthusiasm of Muaythai enthusiasts for self-control learning. Therefore, based on the characteristics and requirements of Muaythai skill, this study combines the skill evaluation model of Chinese combat programs to formulate the Muaythai skill evaluation index system of Chinese sports universities, which will provide a theoretical basis for improving the status quo of the Muaythai skill evaluation system of Chinese sports universities, standardizing the Muaythai skill assessment and contributing to the practical value for the promotion and development of Muaythai programs.
Materials and Methods: The research mainly adopts a questionnaire survey method. Among them, a small number of 38 Chinese professors, Thai university teachers, and Muaythai experts with deputy senior professional titles or more than 5 years of Muaythai experience. Through interviews with 7 experts, the skill characteristics and movements of Muaythai were confirmed by 5 International Olympic Committee experts. Consistency verification of Delphi tables. Through the MDN and IQR obtained from the scores of 19 Delphi experts, the skill evaluation indicators of China Sports University were screened and a Muaythai skill evaluation table was constructed. Through appreciation analysis, the scientificity and applicability of the research process and results were verified. Descriptive statistics provide an overall description.
Results: Through research, the Muaythai skill evaluation index system of China Sports University was constructed, which includes 4 first-level indicators, 35 second-level indicators, and 175 third-level indicators. It can accurately evaluate the Muaythai skills of China Sports University.
Conclusion: The results of this research not only have important theoretical value for the standardization of Chinese Muay Thai skills but are also highly practical. In subsequent research, we plan to conduct field testing and verification at Xi’an Physical University, Chengdu Sport University, Wuhan Sports University, and other sports universities, and further improve and enrich the evaluation index system based on the test results.
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