CHAPTER4 IMPROVING INTERNATIONA LCOMPETITIVENESS AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EXCHANGE
SECTION2: TOWARD THE IMPROVEMENT OF INTERNATIONALCOMPETITIVENESS
2. The Establishment of a Consistent Instruction System
The strengthening of Japanese athletes until now has focused mainly on athletes who have distinguished themselves and been selected on the basis of their natural ability in each age group.However,in order to produce successful athletes at the international level,it is important to realize a consistent instruction system to discover the abilities and natural gifts of athletes as early as possible,and to develop these athletes in an organized,carefully planned manner from Junior level,based on the concept that regardless of change in instructors or place of activities,the philosophy and content of instruction will remain consistent.
Figure4-2:A Total System in Which Competition Ability Increases
"Policy Guidelines for a Consistent InstructionCurriculum(Draft for Reference)"were pro-.posed in the September1997report of theHealth and Physical Education Council.MESSC entrusted model projects for thebuilding of the consistent instruction system tothe Japanese Olympic Committee(JOC),starting from FY1998.In cooperation with centralsports associations JOC has been working onthe following proposals which have beendrawn up:1)a consistent instruction curriculum,2)a system at the Junior-level for earlydiscover of talents,3)the development ofcoaches and teaching personnel and the utilization of private individuals,and4)a system tostrengthen the organization of central sportsassociations,such as reliable fund-raising( seeTable4-1 ).
Table4-1:Policy Guidelines for a Consistent Instruction Curriculum(Draft for Reference)
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