Abstract

The purpose of this study was to present factors that can strengthen the competitiveness of the Korean national baseball team through the Delphi technique. In this study, Delphi survey was conducted on players with experience in the Korean national baseball team, leaders(coaches, staffs, trainers) and players with experience in Korean professional baseball league, professional baseball field experts and physical education professors. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 people in the first Delphi survey and 15 people in the second Delphi survey. As a result of the analysis, a total of four top factors were derived, including “operation in international competitions”, “support for international games”, “selection and composition of the national team squad”, and “national team player management”. In addition, 21 sub-categories were finally selected to improve competitiveness for the Korean national baseball team, and their validity was verified. This study is meaningful in that the findings suggest practical strategies to improve the competitiveness of international competitions in Korean baseball.

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