Survey of the current situation of excellent athlete recruitment by institutes of higher learning in China
The authors revealed the following findings in their research: Both the short-term effect and long-term development of the construction of high performance athlete teams in institutes of higher learning must be consid- ered in high performance athlete recruitment by institutes of higher learning; on the one hand, the construction of high performance athlete teams in institutes of higher learning should be expedited according to the actual circum- stances currently existing and based mainly on fully sharing athlete resources in the sports system, especially, atten- tion should be showered on the joint construction of institutes of higher learning and athlete teams, so as to ensure that the educational system can undertake and fulfill tasks for participating in world games; on the other hand, re- cruitment policies favorable for encouraging middle and elementary schools to develop competitive sport backup talent cultivation should be established, so as to form a competitive sport backup talent cultivation system that is led by institutes of higher learning and integrates colleges, middle schools and elementary schools.