The connection to the public's preferred sports analysis and physical education curriculum

PLoS One. 2022 Mar 16;17(3):e0264032. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264032. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

People have their favorite type of sport, but such preferences tend to be shared for nearly a lifetime. How this preference persists remains inconclusive; hence, this study attempts to determine why people have different viewpoints on sports. It is reasonable to infer that these differences arise from differences in culture, occupation, and race. Therefore, we collected the following data and conducted research in Korea, the United States, and Japan, countries with various differences. The types of sports that people play were collected through surveys and comparisons among sports networks. Namely, "Sport Classification," "The K-12 Physical Education System (textbooks)," "Survey (actual physical activity)," "Simple Notification Service (SNS) Activity" have been examined to deduce the reason why any particular sport is played. Firstly, Korea, the United States, and Japan conduct different physical education courses. Hence, the results affect people's preferences. Secondly, what people post on SNS and their actual physical activities are different. Thirdly, the degree of connection between sports-type varied as well. Lastly, sports that serve the purpose of being regarded as hubs among sports-type were common in Korea, the United States, and Japan.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Curriculum
  • Exercise
  • Humans
  • Physical Education and Training*
  • Sports*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States

Grants and funding

Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2020S1A5B8104091; https://www.nrf.re.kr; provided to M.K.); Technology Advancement Research Program funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korean government.(21CTAP- C152247-03; https://www.kaia.re.kr/; provided to M.K.) The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.