Development Of Physique And Basic Physical Fitness Evaluation Norm Referenced For Middle School Baseball Players

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to establish physique and basic physical fitness evaluation criterias considering the characteristics of middle school baseball players and provide field coachs with basic data for systematic and scientific player discovery and development. METHODS: For this study, used the physique and basic physical fitness measurement data of 220 middle school baseball players (fielder : 145, pitcher : 75) in the Gyeonggi-do area measured from 2016 to 2023. Physique consists of a total of 8 factors and Basic physical fitness were measured total of 12 items. The measured results were summarized in Windows Excel 2021, and descriptive statistics were performed using Windows SPSS 26.0. Afterwards, based on the descriptive statistics of the measurement results, the Cajori 5 stage's relative evaluation method was applied to set evaluation critetias for each fielder, pitcher, and physique, basic physical fiteness factor. RESULTS: Through the research results, based on the measurement results of actual middle school baseball players, evaluation standards for each physique and basic physical fitness item appropriate for the positions of fielder and pitcher were set and presented. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the physique and basic physical strength standards set through this study, it is believed that field coachs can use them as quantitative standards to discovery and develop baseball players.