Guideline Management to Operate Wushu Clubs in Vocational Schools in Chaozhou City

Abstract

Background and Aim: Traditional Wushu, a key element of Chinese culture, has diminished in influence among students due to modern lifestyles and limited school support. In vocational schools in Chaozhou City, Wushu clubs are underdeveloped compared to other sports clubs. This study aims to develop effective management guidelines based on the POLC framework to improve operations and encourage participation. The strategies to improve sport performance and participation of students were not only in normal classes learning, but must be supported by extracurricular activities. The sport clubs, which were organized by a group of students, were one of extra curriculum activities that could operate and organize activities, events to support members to practice, set teams to compete both on campus and outside campus. Wushu was a favorite activity among Chinese students, and many institutes established clubs that benefited from the teaching and learning, and ran extra activities for students. The establishment of a wushu club can not only enrich the campus cultural activities but also enable students to practice and improve skills and knowledge after class hours. In vocational schools within Chaozhou City, the sports club developed relatively slowly. This research was a mixed study to form a developed guideline for management to operate and to gain more effectiveness in club management.

Materials and Methods: 210 students and 38 teachers from martial arts clubs of four vocational schools in Chaozhou City were selected as the research samples. The sample groups were randomly sampled, and the gender was not controlled. The total number of samples was 248. The project-objective consistency index method was used to verify the questionnaire of 5 experts. The students' questionnaire IOC = 0.98, the wushu teachers and wushu club leaders' questionnaire IOC = 0.96, and the experts' interview questionnaire IOC = 0.96. Eight experts were interviewed to make recommendations and form management guidelines. According to the survey data, the researchers formulated the management policy and strategies of martial arts clubs and put forward suggestions. From an expert perspective, appreciation discussions were conducted with 7 experts to confirm the appropriateness and practicability of the guidelines.

Result： The guiding management of the Wushu club in Chaozhou Vocational School was established, including planning, promotion, incentive mechanisms, family support, team cooperation, and community cooperation networks. The organizational aspect focuses on communication, feedback mechanisms, responsibility allocation, and student body management to ensure effective club operation. The leadership side emphasizes timely communication, goal alignment, and planning operations to maintain the club's flexibility and effectiveness. The control aspects include teaching evaluation, feedback improvement, teaching quality, and student experience.

Conclusion: The POLC was applied to formulate guidelines for wushu club management, which consisted of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling aspects. The guideline concerned promotions, family and community supports, club structures, communications, distribution of tasks and responsibility, feedback, and evaluation. Finally, the researcher developed a guideline for management with 35 factors to operate a wushu club.