Determining the Order of Priority of Selection Criteria about Naturalized Foreign Athletes as National Players with Delphi and AHP Methods

Cho, Seong Sik; Leewanyoung,

doi:10.35159/kjss.2019.02.28.1.53

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“…However, many fans expressed their worries, and the first two victories were dismissed since the opponents were the Maldives and Guam. This echoed Cho and Takamine's (2019) research findings: although scepticism had emerged in relation to naturalizing foreign players, the public had seen this strategy in a more positive light once the games had begun. However, the real challenges began with a nil-nil draw with the Philippines and a loss to Syria in November 2019 which prompted more people to criticize the naturalized players, the team as a whole and the coach.…”

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Citizenship without identity? Instrumentalism, nationalism and naturalization in Chinese men's football

Han,

Tang,

Bairner

2023

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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Representing the nation in sports mega events has become a highly contested issue with the acceleration of the transnational movement of athletes. This research has examined Chinese people's attitudes to the naturalization of football players. The article discusses the findings in the context of the qualifying stages for the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup by presenting and analysing data collected from semi-structured interviews and social media extracts. Two main issues were debated by Chinese people concerning the identity of naturalized athletes. One was the ethnicity of the naturalized footballers in relation to nationality, with some people questioning whether they belong to China and can represent China. The other issue concerned the players’ skills and ability which influenced considerations of how much they could help China to qualify for the World Cup Finals. In relation to Chinese nationalism, national identity and Chinese sports, this study reveals, through the window provided by the presence of these naturalized footballers, how football, instrumentalism, nationalism and naturalization have been inextricably linked and have interacted with one another within the current context. The article analyses how pragmatic values have negotiated with ethno-cultural nationalism and impacted on the Chinese public's attitudes towards naturalized athletes, their image being presented in variable and dynamic ways by football fan netizens after each qualifying game.

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Citizenship without identity? Instrumentalism, nationalism and naturalization in Chinese men's football

Han,

Tang,

Bairner

2023

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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“…There are also some counterparts making a horizontal comparison of the status quo of naturalized athletes among different countries. Juzan Cho and others analyze the phenomenon of naturalized athletes in China, Japan and South Korea from the unique perspective of "bringing in and going out" [14] . Danyel noted the lack of research on "transfer of nationality" in the academic literature on citizenship and elite sports, thus comparing the similarities and differences between the naturalized policies of Qatar and Turkey, ranging from athletes and official agencies, including Governments, International Federations, International Olympic Committee, to clarify the alienization of naturalized athletes [15] .…”

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A Research on Strategic Narratives of Chinese Naturalized Soccer Athletes: How Chinese, English& Japanese Mainstream Media Say?

2023

FSR

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The purpose of this research is to explore the differences among the coverage on "Chinese Naturalized Soccer Athletes" from Chinese, English& Japanese media. By examining 93 multi-type pieces of news within the frame constituting "policy narrative" "system narrative" and "identity narrative", our research finds that a) news from Chinese, English, and Japanese media differentiates from content, genres and conflicts, b) common ground of the three types of reports is based on the "stable consensus" of grades and performance as the main index, c) strategic communication on sports should be constructed systematically by actors in this field. This study highlights how social institutions (government, policy, regulation, etc.), media, newsroom and readers construct the image of "Naturalized Athletes" while contribute to "strategic communication" by the analysis of three main dimensions. Possible explanations and discussions are shown as followed.

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Development of Handball Academy Korea Physical Fitness Test Model for Youth Handball Players

Kim,

Park,

Ahn

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Exerc Sci

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PURPOSE: This study aimed to develop a Handball Academy Korea Physical Fitness Test Battery for youth handball athletes considering their characteristics using the Delphi/AHP method.METHODS: After reviewing previous studies, an expert meeting was held to draft a battery. To select physical fitness variables, 17 experts with more than 10 years of research or coaching experience in related fields were invited. The contact validity of each variable was verified using the 1st and 2nd Delphi surveys. A decision-making method based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to assign weights to each factor in the final physical fitness battery, which was selected based on the results of the Delphi survey.RESULTS: Ten physical fitness factors, namely, length (CVR=1.00), weight (CVR=0.67), muscle strength (CVR=0.67), muscular endurance (CVR=0.83), cardiorespiratory fitness (CVR=0.83), flexibility (CVR=0.67), power (CVR=1.00), agility (CVR=1.00), speed (CVR=0.80), coordination (CVR=1.00), were determined. As test variables for physical fitness, height (CVR=0.83), arm span (CVR=0.67), lean body mass (CVR=0.64), handgrip strength (CVR=0.83), push-up (CVR=0.67), 20 m shuttle run (CVR=1.00), sitand-reach (CVR=0.83), standing long jump (CVR=0.76), countermovement jump (CVR=0.67), ball speed (CVR=0.67), rollercoaster run (CVR=0.83), visual reaction (CVR=0.83), 20 m sprint (CVR=0.83), and ball handling (CVR=0.67) were found to be valid. Weight was calculated according to the relative importance of the determined variables.CONCLUSIONS: The present findings indicate that the Handball Academy Korea Physical Fitness Test Battery can be used to evaluate the physical fitness of youth handball athletes and select potential players.

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Determining the Order of Priority of Selection Criteria about Naturalized Foreign Athletes as National Players with Delphi and AHP Methods

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Citizenship without identity? Instrumentalism, nationalism and naturalization in Chinese men's football

Citizenship without identity? Instrumentalism, nationalism and naturalization in Chinese men's football

A Research on Strategic Narratives of Chinese Naturalized Soccer Athletes: How Chinese, English& Japanese Mainstream Media Say?

Development of Handball Academy Korea Physical Fitness Test Model for Youth Handball Players

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