Guideline to Promoting Small Basketball Among Children Aged 7-9 in Xi’an Province DOI:

Abstract

Background and Aim: With the continuous improvement of China's economic level and the continuous improvement of people's happiness index, sports are favored by more and more people and have become a part of People's Daily life. The report of the 19th National Congress of China pointed out that "speeding up the construction of sports power" should deepen sports reform. "The Outline of Building a Sports Power" pointed out that "it is necessary to comprehensively promote the popularization of basketball, football, and volleyball, explore the" three-ball "project culture, and improve the awareness and participation of the masses." Under the background of the national policy to promote the construction of sports power, basketball has ushered in an unprecedented development opportunity and has been widely considered by society. To promote 7-9-year-old children's basketball, let more children know about small basketball, can also cultivate a large number of small basketball elites, and provide a large number of reserve talents for the professional player selection of the national basketball team and the provincial basketball team. At the same time, the development of children's basketball clubs has expanded the group of young people participating in basketball and further promoted the popularization and development of small basketball.

Materials and methods: First, using the keywords of children's basketball, small basketball, small basketball promotion, and Xi’an youth basketball, the literature search of related sports journals was carried out to collect and sort out relevant information. Then we interviewed 9 experts from the Basketball Department and the Promotion and Publicity Department of Shaanxi Provincial Sports Bureau to understand the promotion and development status of children's basketball in Xi’an. In the questionnaire survey of 7-9 year-old children in Xi’an, 32 basketball teachers or coaches participated in the 308 basketball parents of 7-9 year-old children. A focus group of 9 experts and professors from the Basketball Teaching and Research Department of Xi’an Physical Education University conducted data analysis. The data of expert interviews and questionnaire surveys are summarized and analyzed by mathematical statistics.

Results: Lack of resources is the main obstacle to popularizing small basketball. Training resources, equipment, and the number of professional coaches are far from enough, limiting the promotion and popularity of small basketball. Secondly, some parents and schools are unaware of the importance of small basketball, resulting in insufficient support for this form of sport, which affects children's participation. In addition, small basketball's publicity and promotion channels are relatively limited, failing to make full use of diversified communication channels, limiting its visibility and coverage. In practice, although the government has relevant support policies, there may be insufficient implementation in the specific implementation process, which also affects the development speed of small basketball.

Conclusion: Although the small basketball in Xi’an is developing gradually, it is still in the primary stage. At present, although some basketball training institutions and community activities have begun to promote small basketball, the overall participation and coverage are still limited, and many schools and communities have not formed a systematic small basketball training system. Small basketball is of great significance in cultivating children's interest and basic skills in basketball, which not only helps children develop good sports habits and team spirit from childhood but also provides a valuable foundation for the reserve of future basketball talents in Xi’an. Especially in campus sports, small basketball is expected to enrich the diversity and interest of campus sports activities because of its suitable characteristics for children, and further promote the all-around development of students.