2017 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 65-80
This paper examines a mechanism of course determination by admission on sports recommendation from a strong high school baseball team to university. And it clarifies that players who belong to a strong baseball team go on university via their coaches’ social network. In order to clarify the mechanism we use two kinds of data. These are called macro and micro data. Especially the micro data are collected based on field-work and interview research from high school baseball club. It is mainly used to clarify the mechanism. We can show detail of the mechanism by admission on sports recommendation. In terms of analyzing interview and micro data, we found that baseball coaches’ social network between high school and university are important so as to determine players’ course after graduate from high school. The network is realized every year with specific high school and university. Finally this paper found that coaches’ social network makes it possible for their team to build and continue a strong team. We can call the specific career pass for athletes who go on university by admission on sports recommendation Career Formation through a Club Activity. But since this paper covered only one case, it is not able to show the whole shape of this career formation. We need other data to clarify it.
