Journal of Japan Society of Sports Industry
Online ISSN : 1884-2534
Print ISSN : 1343-0688
ISSN-L : 1343-0688
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Life Skills Acquired by Top-class College Tennis Players through Teams: Focusing on Interpersonal Skills
Eri NOZAWAToshiro OTANI
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2019 Volume 29 Issue 4 Pages 4_253-4_268

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  This study looked at former college tennis players who were successful at the national level in Japan, with the goal of identifying the interpersonal skills of life skills they acquired through their sporting activities. Semi–structured interviews were conducted with nine subjects. The interview content was compiled as text data that were then used for qualitative analysis. The results were used to establish 17 sub–categories of meaning units related to personal growth processes for individual skill improvement and problem–solving. Finally, five categories were created: “expression of intent,” “consideration for others’ feelings,” “meetings,” “performance of roles,” and “contribution to the organization.” As a result, it became clear that these five categories are the life skills the subjects acquired. It was presumed that since subjects worked as a team to achieve common goals with their fellow team members, the acquisition of the three life skills “expression of intent,” “consideration for others’ feelings,” and “meetings” encouraged good communication, exerting an influence on acquisition of the life skills “performance of roles” and “contribution to the organization.” Also, it appeared that the acquisition of the life skills “performance of roles” and “contribution to the organization” served to strengthen other–oriented motivation for competition and that this exerted a favorable influence upon players’ performance.

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