The Development Status Of Athletics And Its Countermeasure Analysis In Datong City

Track and field athletics is the basis of many competitive sports items. It can help fully and effectively develop the human body qualities and sports skills, and have strongest effects in the technology development and the improvement of performance for other competitive games. At the same time, the track and field athletics can produce the largest number of medals, So, there is the saying that " the ones who win the track and field athletics win the world". The United States is at the top of powerhouses in the Olympic Games for many years. This is because that United States is stronger in athletics.Our country has paid great attention in the development of track and field events in recent years. As a result, track and field sports have developed rapidly, and then our country appears a number of outstanding athletes, such as Liu xiang, Wang jun-xia, Wang li-ping, etc. But we must soberly realize that our track and field level is still far behind in the athletics powerful countries. In 2008, the China team got fifty-one gold medals and one-hundred medals in total, but we can't get the gold medal records of the track and field athletics, only for win two bronze medals in the Beijing Olympic Games.In recent years, the athletics has a substantial development in Datong city. Especially some of the excellent athletes had emerged, such as Liu qing. Li xiang-yu, Xie fang, etc. There have been some problems that make the development delays, such as, lack of high levels of athletes and coaches, backup talents shortage, hardware facility backwardness, the low degree of scientific training, etc. Athletes who stand for Shanxi Province win three pieces of gold medals in the 10th sports games. But in the 11th, just win one piece of gold medal. Long-distance race and throwing project are the advantage project in Shanxi province before, but in recent years results fall sharply. Especially throwing items, after the 8th, our province have not won any medals yet.This paper adopts various research methods, such as, literature retrieval, questionnaire survey and mathematical statistics, logic contrast. By analysis of the track and field item rankings and achievements in all games, draw the status of competitive athletics in Datong. By the questionnaire of Datong city try to look for the influence of the track and field sports development in Datong city. This paper puts forward appropriate suggestions and counter measures combining with its own characteristics, the economic condition, and regional status. In order to realize the sustainable healthy development of track and field sports in Datong, it should make great efforts to improve the competitiveness of Datong city.The main conclusions:1,From 2003 to 2007, had Substantially developed in Datong city There emerged in a large number of excellent athletic talent, such as LiuQin, LiXiangYu etc. However, after 2007, the whole athletics results turned a decline.2,The management of the Datong sports bureau and the bureau of education always keeps a relatively closed management mode. And the closed management mode, lacking of mutual cooperation and communication, so cause the repetition or conflict of management.3,Most of the outstanding athletes who act the advantage projects of the Datong city just register in Datong city, while there are few good athletes whose hometowns are Datong city.4,It is in the traditional sports school make the track and field for traditional project. But now the traditional sports school are severe atrophy, Whether in quantity or in the proportion.5,The coach team have too many younger coaches. The old coaches who have the rich experience is in a low proportion in the team. But All the teachers'degree is higher, they have the strong development potential.6,School funding is shortage.And the source of funds is single,almost depended on government funding, through the personal and enterprise raised few funds.