An Evolution of the Migration of Taiwanese Female Basketball Players: From the ‘American Dream’ to the ‘Chinese Dream’

A Systematic Review of Research on Sport Migration

“…The sport, despite having its predominance in some regions, unlike athletics and rugby, is more advanced in the globalization stage of its consumption and practice. Therefore, we could find studies with variated migrant origins and destinations, for example, Chinese athletes migrating to Australia (Hibbins, 2005), Lithuania to England (Evans & Piggott, 2016), and players from Taiwan moving to China (Jiang & Lee, 2016). This phenomenon occurs both in relation to athletes who leave countries such as Japan, Israel, Czech Republic, England, among others (Maguire, 1994;Falcous & Maguire, 2005;Shor & Galily, 2012;Chiba, 2013;Crossan, 2016) and those who enter the North American country (Chiba, 2012;Ryba et al, 2015;.…”

A New Starting Point: The Factors That Made Taiwanese Professional Baseball Players Migrate to Mainland China After the 1997 Match-Fixing Scandal

“…39 Apart from the salary itself, the lack of sponsorship or funding for Taiwanese players' international travel, equipment, and coaching, all of which push players to migrate. 40 On the other hand, Magee and Sugden, who examined the intra-EU migration of professional footballers, found that deregulation for foreign recruits and off-pitch benefits generated from media exposure and sponsorship were also the main economic factors that pulled the number of foreign footballers in Europe year by year. 41 Research identifies other benefits guaranteed in the contract that could also be a pull factor to players, such as housing and transportation 42 , media and sponsorship deals.…”

“…Indeed, the shared language (Mandarin Chinese) and cultural similarities between mainland China and Taiwan have motivated Taiwanese players to pursue careers in mainland China. 53 In another basketball case, the factors behind Taiwanese players' migration to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and a shared language and cultural similarities between the two sides have motivated players to relocate to mainland China. 54 Some interviewees acknowledged their lack of language skills, which was a result of putting too much emphasis on baseball in schools.…”

“…55 To the full extent, speaking the same language and sharing the same culture made the migration from Taiwan to mainland China easier than migration to other countries. 56 Compared to American and Japanese coaches working in China, retired Taiwanese players find it more advantageous and convenient to coach in China in terms of adapting to a new culture and giving instructions to players. As one interviewee indicated that, When Taiwanese move to China, they can easily get used to the language and lifestyle there.…”

A Literature Review and Bibliometric-Analysis of the Game of Basketball: A Case Study on Indonesia and Malaysia

“…Numerous studies have been conducted on the game of basketball-related topics, which include but are not limited to women's basketball (Carter et al, 2005;Jiang & Lee, 2016); basketball-related game efficiency indicators (Sporiš et al, 2006); competitive balance (Meletakos et al, 2016;Scott et al, 2019); fatigue (Li et al, 2021;Rashid et al, 2020); post-workout recovery (Calleja-González et al, 2016); wheelchair basketball (Calleja-González et al, 2016;de Groot et al, 2012;de Witte et al, 2016;Vanlandewijck et al, 2004); technical skills (Klusemann et al, 2012); injuries (Conde et al, 2022); cultural innovation (Campbell, 2015); elite athletes (Bennett et al, 2017;Scanlan et al, 2011;Sotiriadou & Shilbury, 2009;Torres-Unda et al, 2013); college basketball (Blanco & Bairner, 2019;Fortunato, 2020).…”