Sports activities are a source which develops physical strength for the individual and also establishes national reconciliation for the society to expand national power.
Sports activities in the forces take an important part to perform their missio...
Sports activities are a source which develops physical strength for the individual and also establishes national reconciliation for the society to expand national power.
Sports activities in the forces take an important part to perform their missions including military exercises for various tactics and different support works.
Therefore, this study was designed to help enhance combat capabilities and also revitalize the sports activities in the forces by examining and researching the current problems in the sports activities of military officers. A survey of 300 professional soldiers who serve in the areas of Seoul and Kyonggi was conducted by making up a questionnaire and then this study was designed with the final subjects of 219 selected out of them.
1) the extent of interest in the sports activities
This research indicated that 64.4%, 141 soldiers out of 219 had a very favorable view of the sports activities, 72 members, 32.8% favorable view and 6 members, 2.7% unfavorable view. Although this study confirmed in general a positive picture of the interest in the sports activities, the physical activities and the interest in the sports activities have become increasingly low.
2) current situation of the sports activities inside barracks
The sports activities which the soldiers were doing inside barracks were jogging and soccer(111 respondents, 50.7% answered jogging and 84, 38.4% responded soccer) including other activities such as tennis and the health maintenance.
3) current situation of the sports activities outside barracks
It was assessed that respondents did a variety of sports activities such as swimming, golf, bowling and squash and they took the sports activities generally with the colleagues in the forces but hardly with the colleagues in the society. It is thought that the great reason for this is the life in the forces isolated from the society.
4) the effect and hinderance factors of the sports activities
For the effect of the sports activities, 46.1%, 101 respondents answered the power of combination between the soldiers compared to 91, 41.6% who answered health management/development of physical strength. The hinderance factors to the sports activities were matter of time to do exercises due to heavy works, in particular showing a high rate of responding in the soldiers in their 30s.
5) the condition precedent to revitalize the sports activities
98 soldiers, 41% responded arrangement of sufficient facilities for excercise and its modernization was a priority issue including other conditions such as appropriation of the budget and arrangement of professional teachers for the sports activities to revitalize the sports activities.