- 著者
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久木留 毅
野口 順子
- 出版者
- 独立行政法人 日本スポーツ振興センター国立スポーツ科学センター
- 雑誌
- Journal of High Performance Sport (ISSN:24347299)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.6, pp.174-188, 2020 (Released:2021-01-06)
- 参考文献数
- 52
The purpose of this research was to consider the possibility for the development of evidence-based policy making (EBPM) in the field of sport through the case of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China, has rapidly spread world-wide and severely impacted society in several fields. High performance sport is no exception. The Tokyo 2020 Games, professional leagues and many competitions had to be suspended or postponed. Most of the training centers around the world partially or completely closed to protect athletes’ health and safety. Furthermore, restrictions of public life such as quarantine affected the physical and psychological conditioning of athletes. The planning and preparation to return to sport activities was therefore considered extremely important. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) developed a strategic partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide evidence-based information and advice to sports organizations. WHO published sport-specific guidelines and the IOC encouraged International Federations (Ifs) to follow WHO’s guidance. With the establishment of R&D Blueprint in 2016, the WHO is in a position to coordinate a global coalition of experts to accelerate the R&D process which develops new norms and standards during epidemics such as COVID-19. On one hand, various sporting organizations (government agencies, training centers, Olympic and Paralympic Committees), collaborated and shared information for decision-making. There was, however, concern for the lack of research-based evidence. The experience of COVID-19 showcased the importance to prepare and plan for the future based on evidence generated through research. Until now, evidence-based policy making (EBPM) has been rarely discussed in the field of sport. The High Performance Sport Center (HPSC) is the only one organization that owns a database storing various information related to sport in Japan, and therefore has the potential to foster the implementation of EBPM in the field of sport by utilizing its database.