论高等学校的运动训练和竞赛工作

On Sports Training and Competition at Collegiate Level

高等学校要训练高水平的运动员,这是我国运动训练改革中一项具有重要战略意义的措施。当前,世界各国都把发展学校体育作为战略重点。小学是基础,中学是关键,大学出人才,是一些体育发达国家的一条共同的经验。我国在五十年代,部分高校曾涌现出一批甲级运动队和运动健将。以后由于多种原因,高校的运动训练和竞赛工作,在一个较长的时间内处于低落状态。这不仅影响了高校体育运动的健康发展和广大师生体质的增强,而且影响了我国优秀运动员的培养和运动技术水平的提高。

The following points should be observed if we are to bring up high-calibre athletes in our institutes of higher learning: 1. Sport talent should be identified at an early age, with main attention directed to senior middle school graduates. 2. The relationship between training/competition and academic studies should be correctly handled. Elite student-athletes should be required to pass exams in all the subjects they study. Perferably, the credit system should be applied for certifying the completion of a course. 3. The relationship between the popularization of sports and the elrvation of sporting standards should be properly handled. Elevation should be based on popularization, while popularization should be guided by elevation. 4. It is necessary to bring up large numbers of highly competent coaches and to intensify medical supervision over sports tratning.