The ideal image of an instructor desired by students for high school baseball and ekiden clubs competing at the highest level in Japan:

Abstract

In this research, "sports club activities" are defined as high school athletic club activities aimed at victory in competitions, maximization of individual potential, and acquisition of excellence in sports, regardless of competitive level. The purpose of this research is to focus in particular on sports club activities competitive at the highest level in Japan, and cl arify, based on specific cases, the ideal image of an instructor desired by member students.The subjects were students belonging to the baseball club and the Ekiden club at the private high school "A" in the Kanto region. Based on the selection conditions, 8 subjects were chosen from the baseball club and 6 subjects from the Ekiden club. A survey was conducted based on an interview guide, adopting a focus group interview format and eliciting interactions between students.The survey date was set to November 28, 2021 for the baseball club, and to January 26, 2022 for the Ekiden club. The obtained qualitative data was analyzed by using the KJ method.Analysis results were as follows. For the baseball club, 39 codes were extracted from 85 words, and 28 lower order categories, 8 medium order categories, and 3 higher order categories were generated. For the Ekiden club, 27 codes were extracted from 74 words, and 19 lower order categories, 5 medium order categories, and 2 higher order categories were generated.