2016 Volume 29 Issue 2 Pages 181-192
The purposes of this study were to examine a model of practical wisdom for individual tactics in baseball batting and also gain knowledge contributing to a batting training. The study conducted a semi-structured interview with 7 batting experts who could tell us about their batting experience in the past. Modified-Grounded Theory Approach was used as an analysis method for the interview data. As the analysis results, 4 categories and 12 concepts were generated. The generated categories were (1) Formation of competing image, (2) Sophistication of competing image, (3) Selection of tactics, and (4) Formation of batting view. The following 4 items were revealed by the generated models. (1) A batter can reduce a burden to consider tactics when maintaining a wide range of basic tactics. (2) A batter selectively gains a necessary technique for carrying out tactics. (3) A batter selectively gains useful information for carrying out individual tactics by understanding information through a batting experience in the past. (4) A batter develops a practical wisdom of individual tactics by reflecting on batting experience. The following 3 items were presented as a suggestion to a batting training. (1) Understand a feature for a wide range of techniques and use basic tactics as taking advantage of the feature. (2) Engage in purposefulness practice by securing tactics used in game and technical issues required in tactical execution. (3) Competing image with pitcher should always be updated by reflecting on batting experience in terms of between pitches, after at-bat, and after the game.
