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MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SPORTS
CHAPTER4 IMPROVING INTERNATIONA LCOMPETITIVENESS AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EXCHANGE
SECTION2: TOWARD THE IMPROVEMENT OF INTERNATIONALCOMPETITIVENESS
1. Constructa Total System in which Competition Ability Increases


In the September1997report of the Health and Physical Education Council,the following were indicated as causes of the low level of Japan's competitiveness in comparison with other major countries:

(1)A lack of consistent instruction to athletes from the Junior level onwards.
(2)An insufficient curriculum to develop athletes using the results of sports medicine and science.
(3)A lack of training facilities offering support from a sports medicine and science perspective.
(4)A lack of outstanding instructors,expert coaches and teaching personnel with international experience.
(5)An insufficient consideration for entry into high school or university and post-retirement career courses of athletes.

In order to improve this situation and to increase the international competitiveness of Japan,the report proposed the building of a Total System for the improvement of competitiveness,encompassing the following points:

(1)The establishment of a framework("software")which realizes consistent instruction from the Junior to Top Levels.
(2)The establishment of facilities and equipment("hardware")for the above purpose.
(3)The cultivation of human resources("manpower"),such as coaches and teaching personnel.

In addition to these direct measures for theimprovement of competitiveness,this comprehensive system also integrates lateral measuresfor conditional improvements,such as the enhancement of sports medicine and science research and financial and other support systems.It is essential that the building of such systems ispositively addressed by MESSC,local governments,the Japan Amateur Sports Association,the Japanese Olympic Committee(JOC)andcentral sports associations( see Figure4-2 ).


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