Community sports clubs can provide children with adequate opportunities to exercise. However, researchers have indicated certain problems faced by such clubs, which are volunteer associations. The present study conducted an internet based survey and inquired coaches in community sport clubs (N=150) about their work as coaches, about the equipment they use, and about the problems they had faced, among others. Results indicated that coaches usually worked voluntarily, that they attempted to communicate positively with children, and maintained the security of children. On the other hand they had difficulties in maintaining appropriate relationships with parents, in dealing with children having difficult personalities, and in dealing with children that are not serious about playing sports. Although the voices of coaches in community sports clubs were greatly identified, there were certain limitations to the study. Because of the small sample size, we cannot compare responses between different kinds of sports and different goals coaches and parents have.

　本研究では、子どものスポーツにおけるスポーツ・ハラスメントの概念を整理し、その定義を「子どものスポーツにおいて、役割上の地位や競技レベル、人間関係、経済的状況などすべてを含むスポーツの場における優位性を背景に、適正な範囲を超えて、精神的・身体的苦痛を与える又は子どものスポーツ環境を悪化させる行為」と定義した。次にスポーツ・ハラスメントを測定する尺度を検討した。スポーツ・ハラスメントは、指導者と選手の関係のみならず、指導者、選手の保護者、卒業生やチームの保護者たちなど観戦者、選手というすべての関係性において発生しうるものであることを論じた。