Parents’ Comprehensive Community Sports Club Coaching Staff : A Case Study of “Yanchyaru Gym” in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Abstract

    The purpose of the present article was to describe the process of developing and implementing a comprehensive regional sports club founded with parent-child coaching participation in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
    The survey was carried out from Sept. 10 to October 24, 2011. Operational materials analysis was used in interviewing management and participants. The number of members was 20 in the year 2000 and it increased to 794 in 2011. The all-parents coaching system was used to promote "father′s whereabouts and exchange" and sports activities for children.