抄録
Many nations have invested public funds into elite sport to develop the elite sport system. The national sport organization (NSO) has been required to improve the elite sport system and results in international sports competitions. However, the study of the athlete development pathway has shown that diverse experiences of sports at young ages, which are difficult to manage in the elite sport system, may contribute to future athletic performance. Therefore, the conceptual structure of the relationship between the NSO and international sporting competitiveness should be constructed including the elite sport system and the athlete development pathway.
The purpose of this study was to present a conceptual model for studying the mechanisms by which the NSO influences international sporting competitiveness. An integrated review was carried out for showing the relation of organization performance of the NSO, elite sport system, and athlete development pathway. Then, the sport development theory was positioned as a guiding theory for the conceptual relation between themes. This study collected literature from the database (i.e., SPORTDiscus and Web of Science) searches and other sources, and evaluated collected literature eligibility. As the result, 41 papers were extracted. Based on the results of the integrated review, this study built the relationships between the concepts as below. The NSO will receive government financial support under the structure of the country's elite sport policy and elite sport system, then the NSO will access resources and improves the internal operational activities. After that, the NSO will improve the elite sport system directly or through other sport development stakeholders. The output of the elite sport system will promote athletic performance by building the athlete development pathway that athletes can experience the pattern of early diversification.
